Health Winners & Losers: Illumina
Protherics and Theravance are lower.
Biotech and pharmaceutical stocks declined on Thursday, although slightly less so than the broader market, with the Nasdaq and Amex biotechnology indices down by 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.
Among individual stocks, notable movers were:
Hansen Medical
(HNSN)
, up 27.1% at $8.62
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
( ISPH), up 17% at $2.61
Illumina
(ILMN) - Get Report
, up 5.5% at $24.62
Protherics
(PTIL)
, down 26% at $4.43
Theravance
(THRX)
, down 16.8% at $8.49
Auxilium Pharma
(AUXL)
, down 13.3% at $22.12
Idexx Laboratories
(IDXX) - Get Report
, down 12.7% at $32.49
Invitrogen
( IVGN), down 4% at $26.78.
This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.com.
