Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – MYGN RDY NKTR HAE

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Healthcare stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street on Monday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%, the Nasdaq declined 1.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 2.3% today.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Msa Safety Inc (MSA): MSA stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Owens & Minor (OMI): OMI stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Merit Medical Systems (MMSI): MMSI stock is up 0.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Immunogen (IMGN): IMGN stock is down 6.1% today.
  • United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 6.1% today.
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX): LXRX stock is down 6.1% today.
  • Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 6.0% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is down 5.8% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 5.6% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 5.2% today and down 24.2% in the last month.
  • Sucampo Pharmaceuticals (SCMP): SCMP stock is down 5.1% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 4.8% today.
  • Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 4.7% 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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