Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – EW IDXX RMD SPNC

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Healthcare stocks advanced 0.7% on Wall Street on Friday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 8.8% today.
  • Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is up 8.5%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 7.9% today.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 8.1% today.
  • Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 6.5% today.
  • Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is up 5.1% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 4.5% today.
  • Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is up 3.6% today.
  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 1.4% today and up 114.3% in the last month.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 8.6% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 1.0% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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