Healthcare stocks finished up 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq pushed 0.5% higher and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 2.5% today.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is up 2.5% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 2.4% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is up 2.1% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 1.8%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 1.8% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 1.7% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 1.6% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 1.4% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is up 1.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 1.4% today.
- Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is down 1.3% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 1.2% today.
- Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is down 1.2% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 1.2% today.
- Cardiovascular Systems (CSII): CSII stock is down 1.1% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is down 1.0% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 1.0% 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.
