Healthcare stocks advanced 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.5% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is up 23.0% today and up 22.3% in the last month.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 6.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is up 5.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is up 3.8% today and up 91.6% in the last month.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is up 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 8.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 3.8% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 3.5% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 2.9% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 3.1% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.7% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 1.8% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 1.8% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 1.9% 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.
