Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Tuesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 5.5% today and up 32.2% in the last month.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 2.7% today and up 28.8% in the last month.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 2.3% today and up 31.0% in the last month.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 2.2% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 1.6%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 2.2% today.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.3% today.
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 1.0% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 10.7% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 3.5% today.
- St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is down 1.8% today.
- Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is down 1.8% today.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 1.6% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is down 1.4% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is down 1.4% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 1.4% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 1.5% 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.
