Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street on Friday morning, down 0.8%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, the Nasdaq fell 0.7% and the S&P 500 was down 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 1.2% today.
- Bio-Reference Laboratories (BRLI): BRLI stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 0.5% today.
- Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD): FOLD stock is up 0.4% today.
- Amedisys Inc (AMED): AMED stock is up 0.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 0.4% today.
- Raptor Pharmaceutical (RPTP): RPTP stock is up 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 0.1% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 3.6% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 3.2% today.
- Cempra Inc (CEMP): CEMP stock is down 3.3% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 3.0% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 2.3% today.
- Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 2.7% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 2.5% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 2.6% today and down 26.4% in the last month.
- Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is down 2.3% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.2% 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.
