Healthcare stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.3% today.
- Array Biopharma Inc (ARRY): ARRY stock is up 1.9% today.
- Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 1.9% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 1.8% today.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 1.7% today.
- C.R. Bard (BCR): BCR stock is up 1.6% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is up 1.5% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 1.4% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 1.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 2.2% today.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 2.1% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 1.7% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Techne Corp (TECH): TECH stock is down 1.4% today.
- Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is down 1.4% today and down 26.6% in the last month.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 1.1% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 1.0% today.
- Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 1.0% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 1.0% 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.
