Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – HALO NBIX AMAG ENDP

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Healthcare stocks advanced 1.4% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.0%, the Nasdaq climbed 1.0% and the S&P 500 rose 1.0%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 8.8% today and up 21.3% in the last month.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 7.4% today.
  • Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is up 4.5% today.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 5.3% today.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 4.4% today.
  • Masimo Corp (MASI): MASI stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 4.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 4.7% today.
  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Neogen Corp (NEOG): NEOG stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 0.3% 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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