Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – RDY SHPG QGEN MNKD

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Healthcare stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% and the S&P 500 increased 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is up 3.5% today.
  • Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.3% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 4.0% today and down 26.0% in the last month.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 1.4% today.
  • United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 1.3% 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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