Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.5% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Genomic Health (GHDX): GHDX stock is up 2.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is up 1.8% today.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 1.7% today.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 1.6% today.

• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO): TMO stock is up 1.6% today.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 1.5% today.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 1.4% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 1.3% today.

• Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 1.3% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 3.2% today.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 1.9% today.

• Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is down 1.2% today.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 1.2% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is down 1.1% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN 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.