Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – BSX MASI CHE ACHN

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Healthcare stocks fell broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is up 8.8% today.
  • Masimo Corp (MASI): MASI stock is up 6.5% today.
  • Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 0.5% today and up 23.3% in the last month.
  • Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 4.0% today.
  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 4.0% today.
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Owens & Minor (OMI): OMI stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com.

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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