Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ARNA NKTR TARO SEM

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Healthcare stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.3%, the Nasdaq was down 2.6% and the S&P 500 declined 1.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 3.5% today and up 44.0% in the last month.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is up 1.2% today.
  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Natus Medical Inc (BABY): BABY stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.0% today.
  • St. Jude Medical (STJ): STJ stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 2.4% today.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 1.5% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is down 1.4% 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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