Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – LUX XRAY ZMH GHDX

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Zimmer Holdings (ZMH): ZMH stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Genomic Health (GHDX): GHDX stock is up 1.3% today.
  • St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Henry Schein (HSIC): HSIC stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 6.0% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 4.5% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 4.2% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 3.8% today and down 21.7% in the last month.
  • Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 3.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 2.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST): CBST stock is down 2.3% 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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