Healthcare stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.9%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.0%, the Nasdaq climbed 1.1% and the S&P 500 increased 1.0%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is up 7.1% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 6.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 4.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 3.4% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is up 3.1% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is up 2.8% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 2.7% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 8.5% today.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 2.9% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 2.9% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.5% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 1.4% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 1.3% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 1.3% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 1.1% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 1.2% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 1.1% 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.
