Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CNC BLUE PBYI ISIS

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 was down 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 2.3% today and up 109.9% in the last month.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 1.7% today and up 20.1% in the last month.
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 2.5% today.
  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 2.2% 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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