Healthcare stocks declined 0.5% on Wall Street on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.8%, the Nasdaq was down 1.5% and the S&P 500 fell 1.8%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 6.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is up 4.9% today.
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 3.3% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 3.0% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 2.9% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is up 2.0% today.
- Genomic Health (GHDX): GHDX stock is up 1.9% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.8% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 1.7% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 1.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 6.3% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 5.5% today.
- Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 5.0% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 4.4% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 3.7% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is down 3.1% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 2.9% today.
- Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is down 2.5% today.
- Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is down 2.5% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is down 2.5% 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.
