Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street so far on Thursday, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 2.0% today.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 1.7% today.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 1.3% today.
- Varian Medical Systems (VAR): VAR stock is up 1.1% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 1.0% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 0.7% today.
- Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is up 0.5% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 0.4% today.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 0.4% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 0.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 3.6% today.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 2.2% today.
- Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is down 2.0% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 1.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 1.8% today.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is down 1.3% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): NVO stock is down 0.9% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is down 0.8% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX): TFX stock is down 0.7% today.
For more information on the best stocks to buy right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com.
And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.
Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
