Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, down 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 0.8% and the S&P 500 was down 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Orexigen Therapeutics (OREX): OREX stock is up 7.9% today and up 43.6% in the last month.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 4.3% today and up 28.3% in the last month.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 3.7% today.
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 1.7% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is up 2.0% today.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is up 2.0% today.
- Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 1.8% today and up 30.9% in the last month.
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 1.7% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 5.0% today and down 24.2% in the last month.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 2.9% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 2.7% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 2.3% today.
- Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is down 2.0% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 2.1% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 1.6% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 1.3% today.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 1.7% today.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is down 1.7% 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.
