Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ABMD ANAC MACK NLNK

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Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street so far on Tuesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed the same, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is up 15.7% today.
  • Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 4.5% today and up 24.3% in the last month.
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK): MACK stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Newlink Genetics Corp (NLNK): NLNK stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Emergent Biosolutions (EBS): EBS stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is up 1.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Express Scripts (ESRX): ESRX stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Qiagen N.V. (QGEN): QGEN stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

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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