Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – CLDX ALGN WST PDCO

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Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street on Wednesday, down 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 2.4% today and up 23.1% in the last month.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO): PDCO stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 1.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO): SIRO stock is up 1.5% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 1.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 1.7% today.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 1.0% today.
  • United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG 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.


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