Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 3.5% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is up 2.6% today.
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 2.4% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.4% today.
- Pfizer Inc (PFE): PFE stock is up 2.1% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is up 1.9% today.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 1.8% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 1.6% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 1.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 0.9% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 0.8% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 0.5% today.
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 0.5% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 0.5% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 0.5% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is down 0.4% today.
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 0.3% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 0.2% today.
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 0.1% 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.
