Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – FOLD GILD MRK EW

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Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Wednesday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq was down 0.4% and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD): FOLD stock is up 1.1% today and up 25.9% in the last month.
  • Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Pfizer Inc (PFE): PFE stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Cardinal Health (CAH): CAH stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 5.5% today.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is down 5.0% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 5.0% today.
  • Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 4.6% today.
  • Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 3.7% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 4.2% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 3.9% today.
  • Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 3.0% 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.


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