Healthcare stocks rose 0.4% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.0%, the Nasdaq rose 1.2% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.0%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is up 9.5% today.

• Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 8.1% today.

• Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 4.5% today.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 4.2% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 4.1% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 3.7% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 3.3% today.

• Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is up 3.0% today.

• Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 2.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 1.0% today.

• Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 0.9% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 0.8% today.

• West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): WST stock is down 0.5% today.

• Express Scripts (ESRX): ESRX stock is down 0.3% today.

• Cardiovascular Systems (CSII): CSII stock is down 0.3% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 0.2% today.

• Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is down 0.2% today.

• Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN 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.