Healthcare stocks declined 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 stayed level.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is up 7.5% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 3.8% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 3.7% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 2.5% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 2.5% today and up 31.9% in the last month.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 2.0% today.
- Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is up 2.4% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 2.7% today and up 25.4% in the last month.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 1.9% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 2.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 2.0% today.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is down 2.8% today.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 2.7% today.
- Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is down 2.5% today.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 1.9% today.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 0.8% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.0% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 1.3% today.
- Express Scripts (ESRX): ESRX stock is down 2.1% 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.
