Health Care

Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $1.34 or 1.5 percent, to $88.52.

Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $2.18 or 1.3 percent, to $165.66.

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.94 or 1.3 percent, to $73.21.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Auspex Pharma rose 99.8 percent to $50.14.

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.93 or 1.3 percent, to $71.66.

Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.64 or .7 percent, to $86.28.

Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $2.76 or 2.1 percent, to $136.80.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE MGM Resorts International, down 84 cents to $18.01 The casino operator and six contractors avoided a trial after reaching a settlement deal in a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $1.41 or .9 percent, to $160.85.

Royal Philips NV says it will pay $1.2 billion (around 1 billion euros) for U.S. medical equipment maker Volcano Corp., a deal that would beef up its presence in technology which allows doctors to see inside patients' hearts and veins.

Shares of Eli Lilly outpaced broader trading indexes Tuesday morning, a day after the drugmaker announced its first dividend increase in more than five years.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Ardelyx Inc. fell 22.6 percent to $23.50.

Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.97 or .7 percent, to $136.02.

Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $1.46 or .7 percent, to $209.93.

Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $.94 or 1.1 percent, to $88.24.

Shares of some top biotechnology companies were down at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. fell $4.93 or 3.0 percent, to $159.60.

Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan rose $.54 or .3 percent, to $209.01.

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. fell $.67 or .9 percent, to $71.10.

Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $1.24 or .9 percent, to $135.75.

Shares of some top managed care companies were down at the close of trading: Aetna fell $.63 or .7 percent, to $86.67.