Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – GB ACAD CLDX SCMP

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Healthcare stocks advanced 1.1% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.3%, the Nasdaq rose 1.7% and the S&P 500 pushed 1.3% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 13.9% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 5.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 5.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Sucampo Pharmaceuticals (SCMP): SCMP stock is up 4.8% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Dynavax Technologies Corp (DVAX): DVAX stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is up 4.5% today.
  • St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is up 4.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Luxottica Group S.P.A (LUX): LUX stock is down 2.9% today.
  • Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO): PDCO stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (ZLTQ): ZLTQ stock is down 0.4% today.
  • The Ensign Group (ENSG): ENSG stock is down 0.2% today.
  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 0.2% 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.


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