Healthcare stocks declined 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 6.2% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 4.7% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 4.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 3.6% today.
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 3.4% today.
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is up 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 2.8% today and up 39.2% in the last month.
- St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is up 2.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is up 2.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 6.3% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 5.3% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 3.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 2.9% today.
- Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is down 2.5% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 2.1% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
