Healthcare stocks declined 1.1% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5%, the Nasdaq declined 0.6% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 5.2% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 0.8% today.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is up 0.7% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is up 0.7% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 0.6% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 0.5% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 0.4% today.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 0.5% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 0.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 10.2% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 5.1% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 3.3% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 5.0% today and down 24.3% in the last month.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 3.9% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.9% today.
- Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is down 4.4% today.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 3.4% today.
- Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 2.6% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 3.8% 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.
