Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.6% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is up 1.9% today.
- Cardinal Health (CAH): CAH stock is up 1.3% today.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 1.2% today.
- Masimo Corp (MASI): MASI stock is up 1.2% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX): TFX stock is up 1.2% today.
- Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is up 1.1% today.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is up 1.1% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 1.1% today and up 20.5% in the last month.
- Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 5.3% today.
- Array Biopharma Inc (ARRY): ARRY stock is down 5.0% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 4.1% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 3.4% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 2.8% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 2.2% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 1.9% today.
- Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is down 1.9% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 1.8% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
