Healthcare stocks rose 1.6% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.3% higher, the Nasdaq rose 1.3% and the S&P 500 increased 1.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 3.4% today.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is up 2.8% today.
- St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is up 2.7% today.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO): TMO stock is up 2.5% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Amgen Inc (AMGN): AMGN stock is up 2.5% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 2.5% today.
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT): ABT stock is up 2.3% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX): TFX stock is up 2.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 2.8% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 2.7% today.
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is down 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 1.7% today.
- Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is down 1.3%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 1.0% today.
- Masimo Corp (MASI): MASI stock is down 1.0% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 1.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 0.8% 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.
