Healthcare stocks advanced 1.1% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.9% higher and the S&P 500 increased 1.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is up 3.4% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 3.3% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 3.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 5.3% today and up 74.0% in the last month.
- Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 2.4% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 3.0% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 5.3% today.
- Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is up 3.6% today.
- Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 2.9% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 2.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 1.9% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 2.5% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 2.1% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 1.9% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 0.6% 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.
