Top Health Care Stocks
JNJ -0.45%
PFE -0.30%
ABT +1.57%
MRK -0.05%
AMGN -0.55%
Health care stocks lagging most other sectors today, with the NYSE Health Care Index climbing just over 0.2% in recent trade. Also today, shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 were up 0.3% as a group while the Nasdaq Biotechnology index ( NBI ) was adding less than 0.1% in value today.
Among health care stocks moving on news today:
Eyegate Pharmaceuticals ( EYEG ) fell Monday despite the specialty drugmaker Monday saying it has reached 75% enrollment in its late-stage trial of its EGP-437 product candidate to treat non-infectious anterior uveitis, triggering a milestone payment from partner company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX,VRX.TO). The company did not specify the size of the milestone payment.
In other sector news:
+ Pain Therapeutics ( PTIE ) advanced Monday after today saying it expects to soon file a new drug application for its Remoxy drug candidate to treat severe chronic pain following a recent meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
+ InVivo Therapeutics Holdings ( NVIV ) climbed as much as 7% on Monday after selecting chief medical officer Richard Toselli to be its acting CEO, replacing Mark Perrin, who resigned. Also, taps lead director Ann Merrifield to be board chair.
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