Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – SEM KERX MGLN ALGN

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq fell 0.4% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 0.7% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Endologix Inc (ELGX): ELGX stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 4.4% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Cardiovascular Systems (CSII): CSII stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Amedisys Inc (AMED): AMED stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 1.9% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Array Biopharma Inc (ARRY): ARRY stock is down 1.8% 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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