Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – CLDX ALXN ALGN ABBV

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Healthcare stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 4.0% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 3.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is up 2.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is down 0.1% 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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