Healthcare stocks finished down 1.1% on Wall Street on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6%, the Nasdaq declined 1.9% and the S&P 500 was down 1.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 2.6% today and up 23.2% in the last month.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 2.6% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.4% today.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 2.3% today and up 21.6% in the last month.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 2.1% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 2.0% today and up 20.4% in the last month.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is up 1.9% today and up 29.1% in the last month.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 1.8% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is down 4.5% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 3.0% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 2.5% today.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 2.2% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK): GSK stock is down 2.2% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 2.1% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 2.1% today.
- Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 2.0% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 2.0% 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.
