Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – NVO ZLTQ MNKD LUX

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Healthcare stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.9% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.9% and the S&P 500 increased 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.6% today and up 43.2% in the last month.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Amedisys Inc (AMED): AMED stock is up 2.5% today and up 32.3% in the last month.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 1.2% today.
  • China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Amgen Inc (AMGN): AMGN stock is down 1.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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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