Healthcare stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 4.6% today and up 25.1% in the last month.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 3.0% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 2.9% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 2.3% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 1.8% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is up 1.6% today.
- Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is up 1.5% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is up 1.5% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 1.4% today.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 1.0% today and up 22.7% in the last month.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is down 10.0% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.8% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 2.2%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 1.2% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 1.5% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 1.4% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 1.1% 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.
