Healthcare stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.8% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 1.6% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 1.6% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is up 1.2% today.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 1.2% today.
- Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC): ABC stock is up 1.0% today.
- Baxter International Inc (BAX): BAX stock is up 1.0% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.0% today.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mckesson Corp (MCK): MCK stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is down 1.2% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 0.6% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is down 0.4% today.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 0.3% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 0.3% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is down 0.4% today.
- Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is down 0.3% today.
- St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is down 0.3% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is down 0.1% 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.
