Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – LXRX BLUE HALO PDCO

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Healthcare stocks remained flat on Thursday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 was steady.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX): LXRX stock is up 572.3% today and up 528.7% in the last month.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 7.9% today and up 28.6% in the last month.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO): PDCO stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 1.3% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK): GSK stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 1.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Mckesson Corp (MCK): MCK stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is down 0.7% 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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