These stocks are usually going up with news.If you are looking to day trade, you might want to check out the following stocks. I usually throw these on my watch list and monitor with resistance & support levels.These are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended April 20, 2012.Also check out my Top 2011 Stock Gainers, Stocks to Buy 2012.You can also check previous stocks to buy reports- Right Here
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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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%
For the latest updates on the stock market, visit,
http://daytradingstock-blog.blogspot.com/