Healthcare stocks finished flat on Wednesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 7.0% today on 6 times normal volume.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 3.2% today.
- Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 2.7% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.4% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 2.1% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 2.0% today.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 1.9% today.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is up 1.9% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 3.9% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 2.1% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 1.5% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 1.4% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 1.3% today.
- Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is down 1.0% today.
- Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is down 0.9% today.
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 0.9% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 0.7% 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.
