Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ACT SGEN MNKD PBYI

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Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% and the S&P 500 increased 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is up 8.7% today on 5 times normal volume.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 5.4% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 5.4% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 5.4% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 5.0% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is up 4.9% today.
  • Medtronic Inc (MDT): MDT stock is up 4.7% today.
  • Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 4.1% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is up 3.8% today on 2 times normal volume.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 4.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 2.9% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Davita Healthcare Partners Inc (DVA): DVA stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is down 0.3% 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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