The biggest movers in healthcare stocks are making the news, with both gains and losses to begin the week.
Overall, the healthcare stocks fell 0.7 percent this morning, according to an Investor Place report.
The companies with biggest gains were:
• Achillion Pharmaceuticals: 16.2 percent
• Exact Sciences: 6 percent
• Abiomed: 2.6 percent
• Newlink Genetics Crop: 2.5 percent
• Nxstage Medical: 2.5 percent
• Cubist Pharmaceuticals: 2 percent
• China Biologic Products: 1.7 percent
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals: 1.6 percent
The companies with the biggest losses were:
• Gilead Sciences: -10.6 percent
• Isis Pharmaceuticals: -4.3 percent
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals:- 2.4 percent
• Heartware International: -2.4 percent
• Halozyme Therapeutics: -2.2 percent
• Biogen Idec: 2.2 percent
• Eli Lilly: -2.1 percent
• Wright Medical Group: -2.1 percent
• Celgene: -1.9 percent