Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is up 1.2% today.
- Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is up 0.9% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 0.7% today.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 0.5% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is up 0.5% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 0.4% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 3.6% today and down 28.3% in the last month.
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 3.0% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 2.9% today.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is down 2.7% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 2.5% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 2.4% today.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 2.2% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 2.2% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 2.1% today.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 2.1% 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.
