Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – SNY WX AUXL HTWR

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Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.9%, the Nasdaq fell 1.3% and the S&P 500 was down 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 2.5% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 0.7% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC): ABC stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 3.5% today.
  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Amgen Inc (AMGN): AMGN stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 2.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 2.4% 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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