Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – VAR CSII RDY SLXP

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq fell 0.7% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Varian Medical Systems (VAR): VAR stock is up 5.0% today.
  • Cardiovascular Systems (CSII): CSII stock is up 5.9% today.
  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 3.6% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Abbott Laboratories (ABT): ABT stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 5.9% today.
  • Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 4.4% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 4.4% today.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 3.7% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 4.6% today.
  • Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 2.6% 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.


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