Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – NLNK ISIS PCRX THRX

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Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.9%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4%, the Nasdaq declined 0.5% and the S&P 500 fell 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 3.8% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.8% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 1.8% today and up 26.4% in the last month.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 1.6% today.
  • United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 4.2% today.
  • Stryker Corp (SYK): SYK stock is down 3.7% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 3.5% today.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 3.3% today.
  • Amedisys Inc (AMED): AMED stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is down 2.3% 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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