Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.36 or .3 percent, to $139.54.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $.98 or .5 percent, to $211.10.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.12 or .2 percent, to $74.57.
Managed Care companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.43 or .5 percent, to $90.02.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $2.54 or 1.6 percent, to $163.21.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $.53 or .3 percent, to $210.65.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.78 or .6 percent, to $140.68.
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage decreases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund fell 20.3 percent to $11.25.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.11 or .1 percent, to $74.60.
Managed Care companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $.29 or .3 percent, to $89.74.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $4.40 or 2.8 percent, to $161.92.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $1.44 or 1.0 percent, to $139.90.
Biotechnology companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $3.15 or 2.0 percent, to $160.67.
Novo Nordisk, Transocean, Walgreen, Adamas and Novo Nordisk are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Novo Nordisk AS, up 95 cents to $43.67 U.S. regulators approved the pharmaceutical company's diabetes drug to be used to treat obesity, the first injectable cleared for weight loss.
Biotechnology companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were down at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. fell $7.01 or 4.3 percent, to $157.52.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna fell $.43 or .5 percent, to $90.41.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan fell $1.23 or .6 percent, to $211.40.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $.22 or .3 percent, to $74.70.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.21 or .2 percent, to $139.60.
Medical Devices companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are up at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $.30 or .1 percent, to $212.93.