Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PTCT BLUE ACT HCA

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Healthcare stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 2.1% today and up 31.9% in the last month.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 1.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is up 1.3% today.
  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is up 1.1% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 4.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 1.9%, 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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