Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Monday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 remained flat.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Covance Inc (CVD): CVD stock is up 25.4% today and up 23.8% in the last month.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 5.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 4.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is up 4.4% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 4.0% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 4.0% today and up 36.6% in the last month.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is up 3.3% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 3.7% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 3.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is down 7.8% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is down 4.5% today.
- Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 4.0% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is down 2.7% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is down 2.0% today.
- Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is down 1.7% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.5% today.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 1.9% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 1.4% 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.
