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ANAC leads healthcare stocks higher on Monday

By Portfolio Grader Mar 9, 2015, 7:00 pm EDT

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Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq increased 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 4.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 4.0% today and up 38.3% in the last month.
  • Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 1.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 2.4% today and down 20.5% in the last month.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 1.6% 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.

Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2015/03/biggest-movers-in-healthcare-stocks-now-anac-ziop-cemp-endp-anac-ziop-cemp/.

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