Here is some stock news Today:
Amylin (AMLN) is looking to sell itself, according to sources, and has hired advisers to help solicit possible offers. Several companies, possibly including Sanofi (SNY), are reportedly considering a bid to gain access to Amylin's diabetes portfolio
AstraZeneca (AZN) will buy Ardea Biosciences (RDEA) for $1.26B, giving it access to a new drug for treating gout patients. Net of the existing cash held by Ardea, the $32/share acquisition is valued at $1B and is a 54% premium to Ardea's Friday close.
Below these are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended day April 20, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance
ABAX Abaxis Inc. 11.65%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc 9.01%
ISIS Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8.04%
SQNM Sequenom Inc. 7.05%
MNTA Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4.83%
PLX Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. 4.31%
IDIX Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.76%
AKRX Akorn, Inc. 3.49%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 3.42%
ABMD Abiomed Inc. 3.38%
THRX Theravance Inc. 3.33%
ITMN InterMune Inc. 3.28%
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. 3.26%
ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.24%
DNDN Dendreon Corp. 3.19%
SHPGY Shire plc 3.00%
MOH Molina Healthcare Inc. 2.94%
AMED Amedisys Inc. 2.92%
INCY Incyte Corporation 2.91%
MRX Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. 2.61%
DEPO DepoMed Inc. 2.37%
ONXX Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.24%
VAR Varian Medical Systems Inc. 2.23%
BMRN BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 2.13%
HTWR Heartware International Inc. 2.05%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics 2.04%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 2.00%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. 1.99%
NUVA NuVasive, Inc. 1.94%
ALKS Alkermes plc 1.92%
AFFY Affymax, Inc. 1.90%
WPI Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.84%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC 1.83%
CNC Centene Corp. 1.69%
NVS Novartis AG 1.64%
IMGN Immunogen Inc. 1.63%
CVD Covance Inc. 1.61%
QCOR Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.61%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 1.54%
PDLI PDL BioPharma, Inc. 1.47%
UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. 1.36%
SNY Sanofi 1.36%
HGSI Human Genome Sciences Inc. 1.34%
GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc 1.29%
CFN CareFusion Corporation 1.13%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.08%
HRC Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 1.07%
OPTR Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.06%
SGEN Seattle Genetics Inc. 1.04%
BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. 1.02%
PRXL PAREXEL International Corporation 1.02%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.98%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.96%
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation 0.91%
RMD ResMed Inc. 0.89%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 0.88%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.87%
WAT Waters Corp. 0.81%
ILMN Illumina Inc. 0.68%
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.66%
CELG Celgene Corporation 0.65%
COV Covidien plc 0.65%
SLXP Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 0.62%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.62%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 0.60%
VPHM ViroPharma Inc. 0.50%
DVA DaVita, Inc. 0.48%
PKI PerkinElmer Inc. 0.45%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.40%
AGN Allergan Inc. 0.40%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.31%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 0.30%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 0.29%
AET Aetna Inc. 0.29%
HUM Humana Inc. 0.28%
AGP AMERIGROUP Corporation 0.27%
CVH Coventry Health Care Inc. 0.15%
HSP Hospira Inc. 0.12%
ISTA ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.11%
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 0.11%
VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 0.09%
WLP WellPoint Inc. 0.08%
ZMH Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 0.03%
FRX Forest Laboratories Inc. 0.03%
HNT Health Net, Inc. 0.03%
CI Cigna Corp. 0.02%
DXCM DexCom, Inc. 0.00%
XRAY DENTSPLY International Inc. 0.00%
SRZ Sunrise Senior Living Inc. 0.00%
LIFE Life Technologies Corporation 0.00%
ZOLL ZOLL Medical Corp. -0.01%
BAX Baxter International Inc. -0.02%
LNCR Lincare Holdings Inc. -0.12%
PRGO Perrigo Co. -0.12%
THLD Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.15%
WCRX Warner Chilcott plc -0.19%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated -0.22%
BCR CR Bard Inc. -0.23%
ACHN Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.24%
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. -0.25%
ENDP Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. -0.28%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc -0.29%
ALR Alere Inc. -0.38%
HOLX Hologic Inc. -0.39%
POZN POZEN Inc. -0.39%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. -0.42%
COO The Cooper Companies Inc. -0.44%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. -0.46%
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc. -0.48%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc -0.54%
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. -0.55%
CBST Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.57%
ALGN Align Technology Inc. -0.60%
UHS Universal Health Services Inc. -0.63%
VOLC Volcano Corporation -0.72%
KND Kindred Healthcare Inc. -0.74%
ARAY Accuray Incorporated -0.77%
SYK Stryker Corp. -0.79%
UAM Universal American Corp -0.80%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. -0.81%
MDT Medtronic, Inc. -0.82%
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.06%
MYL Mylan, Inc. -1.13%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. -1.18%
NXTM Nxstage Medical, Inc. -1.20%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited -1.23%
HLS HEALTHSOUTH Corp. -1.38%
LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings -1.40%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. -1.61%
THOR Thoratec Corp. -1.70%
CYH Community Health Systems, Inc. -1.93%
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. -1.97%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. -2.25%
HGR Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. -2.35%
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. -2.39%
HMA Health Management Associates Inc. -2.55%
ECYT Endocyte, Inc. -4.14%
CHE Chemed Corp. -7.21%
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