Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.8%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is up 2.2% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is up 0.8% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 0.7% today.
- Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is up 0.6% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is up 0.5% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 0.4% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK): GSK stock is up 0.4% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 0.4% today.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO): TMO stock is up 0.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 6.1% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 6.6% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 5.5% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 4.7% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.6% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 4.1% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 3.3% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 4.1% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 3.0% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
