Healthcare stocks fell broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 5.8% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is up 2.2% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 2.1% today.
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 4.0% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 3.1% today and up 24.4% in the last month.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.6% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 3.4% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 0.7% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 1.4% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 3.0% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 0.6% today.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 3.0% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 1.5% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 3.4% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 0.7% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 2.7% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.5% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 2.5% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is down 1.5% 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.
