Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – THC AMAG CNC WCG

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Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 3.8% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Amag Pharmaceuticals (AMAG): AMAG stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Henry Schein (HSIC): HSIC stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Nxstage Medical (NXTM): NXTM stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Dentsply International Inc (XRAY): XRAY stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is up 2.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Repligen Corp (RGEN): RGEN stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 0.5% today.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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