Healthcare stocks finished up 0.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Repligen Corp (RGEN): RGEN stock is up 7.0% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 3.8% today.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 3.3% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 3.2% today.
- Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 3.0% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is up 2.8% today.
- Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 2.8% today.
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 2.8% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 2.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 0.6% today.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 0.4% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 0.4% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 0.4% today.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is down 0.3% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 0.2%, marking the fifth 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.
