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CNC leads healthcare stocks lower on Friday

By Portfolio Grader Feb 20, 2015, 12:15 pm EDT

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Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Friday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 6.9% today and up 21.2% in the last month.
  • Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 4.4% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 4.9% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 1.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 50.0% today and down 47.4% in the last month.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 4.1% today.
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is down 1.4% 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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