Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – AGN CNMD CFN SPNC

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.5%, the Nasdaq was down 1.4% and the S&P 500 declined 1.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Allergan Inc (AGN): AGN stock is up 1.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 4.3% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 3.0% today.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 2.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is down 2.4% 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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