Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – SGEN NKTR IRWD IMGN

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

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 8.2% today on 7 times normal volume.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 6.9% today.
  • Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is up 4.5% today.
  • Immunogen (IMGN): IMGN stock is up 4.4% today.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is up 4.3% today.
  • Dynavax Technologies Corp (DVAX): DVAX stock is up 3.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 3.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Repligen Corp (RGEN): RGEN stock is up 2.7% today.
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 2.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Impax Laboratories (IPXL): IPXL stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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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