Healthcare stocks finished up 0.4% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1%, the Nasdaq increased 1.4% and the S&P 500 pushed 1.1% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 5.4% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 3.9% today.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 2.6% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 2.4% today.
- Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV): MWIV stock is up 2.3% today.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is up 2.2% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 2.0% today.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is down 2.2% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is down 1.8% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 1.6% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 1.3% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 1.2% today.
- Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is down 1.0% today.
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is down 0.8% today.
- Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc (SGNT): SGNT stock is down 0.8% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 0.8% 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.
