Top Health Care Stocks:
JNJ: +0.30%
PFE: +0.46%
ABT: +0.29%
MRK: +0.60%
AMGN: Flat
Most health care stocks were rallying pre-market Tuesday.
Early movers include:
(+) Kamada ( KMDA ), which was almost 7% higher as the plasma-derived protein drug developer posted Q4 earnings of $0.44 per share, up from $0.16 in the same period a year ago and exceeding the estimate of $0.18 from analysts.
(-) Gilead Sciences ( GILD ) was down more than 3% after the biopharmaceuticals company said its selonsertib drug candidate to treat liver disease failed to meet the primary goal of a statistically significant improvement in fibrosis compared with a placebo during Phase III testing in patients with cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
(+) Medigus ( MDGS ) was advancing by more than 2% after announcing a US patent for its ScoutCam Micro-Visual Technology.
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