More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq was down 0.8% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is up 5.5% today.
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is up 4.5% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 4.1% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 2.9% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 3.0% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 3.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 4.2% today.
- Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 3.7% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is up 2.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is down 5.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 3.9% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is down 2.5% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.1% today and down 21.7% in the last month.
- Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is down 2.0%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 0.9% today.
- Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is down 1.8% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is down 1.7% 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.
