Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Wednesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (APTO): APTO stock is up 2996.2% today and up 4185.4% in the last month.
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is up 5.2% today.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is up 2.6% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is up 2.6% today.
- Allergan Inc (AGN): AGN stock is up 1.6% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 1.6% today and up 25.3% in the last month.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 1.3% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.1% today.
- Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 1.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 6.5% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 3.9% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 3.6% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 3.7% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 2.0% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 2.3% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 2.1% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.1% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 2.1% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 2.0% 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.
