Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – COO EXAS HZNP ARNA

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Healthcare stocks declined 0.9% on Wall Street so far on Friday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is up 8.8% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 7.3% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 17.0% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 3.5% today.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Array Biopharma Inc (ARRY): ARRY stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 1.9% 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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