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Orexigen Therapeutics

Health Care Sector Wrap

During trading today, the Health Care sector (XLV) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.

3%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past month. Entering today's trading, XLV was up 0.2% over the last thirty trading days while the S&P 500 climbed -2.3%.IPC The Hospitalist Company (NASDAQ:IPCM) declined 2.2% to close at $36.83, moving below its 50-day moving average of $37.00 and 200-day moving average of $38.01. Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OREX) rose 19.1% to close at $3.99, crossing its 50-day moving average of $3.88.ABIOMED (NASDAQ:SNN) fell 3.4% to close at $23.19, moving closer to its 50-day moving average of $22.59. Also, the stock moved closer to its 200-day moving average of $48.12.OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) was one of the sector's big losers, as its price dropped 11.8% (-$1.32) to close at $9.85. 1.7 million shares of the stock moved. The stock traded in a range of $9.55 to $11.17. The stock is down over the ...

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