More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.6%, the Nasdaq was down 0.6% and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 1.9% today.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 1.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 1.3% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 2.2% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 0.7% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.1% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 0.9% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 2.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 3.5% today and down 21.4% in the last month.
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is down 2.1% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 1.9% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 3.2% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is down 2.2% today.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 2.2% today.
- Covance Inc (CVD): CVD stock is down 2.0% today.
- Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV): MWIV stock is down 1.8% 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.
