Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PODD ABMD AZN MD

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Healthcare stocks advanced 0.6% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.8% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is up 4.6% today.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Mednax Inc (MD): MD stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 1.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 20.9% today.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is down 4.0% today.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 2.2% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.1% 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.


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