Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ICUI CEMP ACHN ZLTQ

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Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 1.0%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 1.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 1.3% today.
  • Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD): FOLD stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Express Scripts (ESRX): ESRX stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is down 2.5%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 2.4% today on 9 times normal volume.
  • Medtronic Inc (MDT): MDT stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 2.2% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC 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.


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