Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – THOR PTCT ACAD ZIOP

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Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Thursday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 1.9% today.
  • Ziopharm Oncology Inc (ZIOP): ZIOP stock is up 2.0% today.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 1.9% today.
  • China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 0.9%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 6.9% today.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 1.8% today.
  • The Ensign Group (ENSG): ENSG stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 1.1% today.
  • St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is down 0.9% 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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