Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CBM ANAC ABMD QGEN

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Healthcare stocks fell broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq increased 1.0% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 2.2%, marking the ninth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is up 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Raptor Pharmaceutical (RPTP): RPTP stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is down 2.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Repligen Corp (RGEN): RGEN stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 1.9% 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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