Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.6%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is up 3.7% today.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 3.4% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 3.0% today.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 2.4% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 2.0% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 1.8% today and up 20.8% in the last month.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is up 1.8% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 1.7% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 1.6% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 2.7% today.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 1.8% today.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO): TMO stock is down 1.7% today.
- Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is down 1.6% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 1.6% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 1.6% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 1.5% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 1.5% today.
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 1.4% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 1.4% 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.
