Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $1.30 or .6 percent, to $213.27.
Managed Care companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $1.34 or 1.5 percent, to $89.68.
Biotechnology companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were mixed at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. fell $1.21 or .7 percent, to $168.07.
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 rose $.94 or .4 percent, to $211.97.
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 $.92 or .7 percent, to $140.10.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.42 or .6 percent, to $73.59.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $.78 or .4 percent, to $211.81.
Puma Biotechnology, Abercrombie & Fitch, Cliffs, Carbonite and Sequenom are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Puma Biotechnology Inc. (PBYI), down $27.33 to $197.67 The biotechnology company said it will delay filing for marketing approval until 2016 for an experimental breast cancer drug.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.85 or 1.0 percent, to $89.19.
Biotechnology companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $1.73 or 1.0 percent, to $167.55.
WADA signs deal with US drug maker to share information on substances that could be misused
The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a deal with a leading U.S.-based drug maker to share information about new performance-enhancing substances that could be misused by athletes.
Biotechnology companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $1.65 or 1.0 percent, to $167.63.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical to buy US drugmaker Avanir for $3.5 billion
Otsuka Pharmaceutical says it will spend $3.5 billion in cash to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals in a deal that expands the Japanese drugmaker's neurologic disease treatment portfolio.
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 $.82 or .6 percent, to $141.15.
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. fell $.13 or .2 percent, to $72.87.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.09 or .1 percent, to $72.91.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.30 or .4 percent, to $72.70.
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 $.39 or .3 percent, to $139.94.
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 rose $.30 or .3 percent, to $87.54.
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 $3.24 or 1.5 percent, to $210.65.