Healthcare stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 was up 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 3.4% today and up 20.3% in the last month.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 3.4% today and up 30.5% in the last month.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 3.0% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 2.3% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 1.2% today.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 1.8% today and up 30.4% in the last month.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 1.8% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is down 5.3% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 3.6% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 0.9% today.
- Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 0.8% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 0.7% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is down 0.6% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 0.6% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is down 0.5% 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.
