Top Health-care stocks:
JNJ: +0.4%
PFE: +0.2%
ABT: flat
MRK: -0.2%
AMGN: flat
Health-care shares were mixed in pre-market trade on Wednesday.
In health-care stocks news, Trillium Therapeutics Inc. ( TRIL ), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, has initiated dosing in its Phase 1 clinical trial of anti-tumor treatment TTI-621.
Shares in the company were flat at $7.93 pre-bell. The company has traded between $7.16 and $29.92 over the past 52 weeks.
And Merck & Company ( MRK ) said on Wednesday that its pharmaceutical sales declined amid news reports saying the company is considering exiting a joint venture with Sanofi ( SNY ).
Shares in the company were 1.2% lower at $49.79 pre-bell. The company has traded between $45.69 and $61.70 over the past 52 weeks.
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