Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.5% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is up 1.5% today.
- Covance Inc (CVD): CVD stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mckesson Corp (MCK): MCK stock is up 1.2% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is up 1.2% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Henry Schein (HSIC): HSIC stock is up 1.1% today.
- Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC): ABC stock is up 1.1% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 1.0% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 1.0% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 2.3% today.
- Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 1.9% today.
- Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is down 1.8% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 1.3% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 1.3% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 1.1% today.
- Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is down 1.1% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 1.0% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 1.0% 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.
