Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – INCY ALXN HALO VRTX

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Healthcare stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.7% and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 2.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO): SIRO stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Mednax Inc (MD): MD stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is down 0.1% today.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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