Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.9% higher and the S&P 500 increased 1.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 1.7% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT): ABT stock is up 1.1% today.

• Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 1.0% today.

• Mckesson Corp (MCK): MCK stock is up 1.0% today.

• Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 1.0% today.

• Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is up 1.0% today.

• Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is up 1.0% today.

• Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is up 0.8% today.

• Stryker Corp (SYK): SYK stock is up 0.8% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 0.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 0.7% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 0.1% 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.