Healthcare stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, the Nasdaq was down 0.1% and the S&P 500 increased 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 6.0% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is up 4.3% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 3.5% today.

• Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 3.4% today.

• Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 2.6% today.

• Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 2.6% today.

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 2.2% today.

• Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 2.2% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is down 0.6% today.

• Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is down 0.4% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 0.4% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 0.4% today.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 0.3% today.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 0.3% today.

• Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is down 0.3% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is down 0.3% today.

• Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 0.2% today.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 0.2% 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.