Healthcare stocks finished flat on Tuesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed the same, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed level.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 2.0% today on 7 times normal volume.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 0.9% today.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 0.9% today.
- Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is up 0.8% today.
- Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is up 0.6% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 0.6% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 0.4% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX): TFX stock is up 0.3% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 0.3% today.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 0.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 3.1% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 2.6% today.
- Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 2.5% today.
- Repligen Corp (RGEN): RGEN stock is down 2.4% today.
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is down 2.1% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 2.1% today.
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 2.0% today.
- The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 2.0% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX 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.
