Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.6%, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Cambrex Corp (CBM): CBM stock is up 4.0% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 2.4% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 2.2% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 1.6% today.
- The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 1.9% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 1.8% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 1.6% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 1.5% today.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 1.5% today.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is up 1.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 6.6% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 2.3% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 2.1% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 2.3% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 1.7% today.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 1.7% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 1.4% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.7% today.
- Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is down 1.5% 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.
