Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – MYL COV KERX EXAM

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Healthcare stocks advanced 1.3% on Wall Street so far on Friday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 was up 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is up 5.6% today.
  • Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is up 5.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 4.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 4.1% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Medtronic Inc (MDT): MDT stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 2.8% today and up 21.0% in the last month.
  • Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 1.5% today.
  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 0.6%, 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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