Healthcare stocks rose 0.8% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 7.9% today and up 23.0% in the last month.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 7.3% today and up 44.8% in the last month.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 6.2% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 5.5% today and up 20.2% in the last month.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 5.3% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 5.1% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 5.0% today.
- The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 4.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 3.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 3.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 4.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 2.8% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 2.0% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is down 2.0% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 1.9% today.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is down 1.2% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 1.1% today.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 0.9% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY 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.
