Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – TARO AMED ACHC ZLTQ

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Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%, the Nasdaq rose 0.5% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 6.6% today.
  • Amedisys Inc (AMED): AMED stock is up 5.0% today.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is up 4.9% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 4.1% today and up 20.4% in the last month.
  • Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is down 0.8% today.
  • The Ensign Group (ENSG): ENSG stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 0.6% 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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