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Drug stocks mixed; Myriad tanks on outlook

MarketWatch Jul 1

Drug stocks were mixed early Wednesday while shares of Myriad Genetics tanked on news that 2009 revenue would come in below its previous forecast. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index rose 0.5% to 53.26 as the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index fell...

Drug stocks slip in early action; Jazz soars

MarketWatch Jun 25

Drug stocks slipped in early action Thursday as shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals soared over 50% on positive late-stage clinical data for its fibromyalgia drug candidate sodium oxybate. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index dipped 0.8% to 256.80 and the...

Drug stocks hug flat line; Cell Therapeutics gains

MarketWatch Jun 24

Drug stocks hugged the flat line early Wednesday as shares of Cell Therapeutics advanced on news that it has submitted an application to U.S. regulators to market its new oncology drug pixantrone. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index was flat at 259.05...

Drug stocks edge into positive territory

MarketWatch Jun 23

Drug stocks edged into positive territory early Tuesday, echoing the broader market. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index and the Amex Biotechnology Index both inched up about 0.4% to 259.42 and 667.11, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial...

Drug stocks move higher with broader market

MarketWatch Jun 19

Drug stocks moved higher early Friday as the broader market continued to gain following the release of relatively positive economic data on Thursday. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index rose 1% to 265.17 and the Amex Biotechnology Index advanced 1.5%...

Drug stocks mixed; Aastrom rallies on FDA nod

MarketWatch Jun 18

Drug stocks were mixed in early action Thursday as shares of Aastrom Bioscience rallied on news that U.S. regulators are allowing a key stem-cell therapy clinical trial to resume. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index edged up 0.4% to 259.55 and the...

Drug stocks climb; Savient rallies on FDA move

MarketWatch Jun 17

Drug stocks climbed in early action Wednesday as shares of Savient Pharmaceuticals rallied nearly 30% on positive feedback from the Food and Drug Administration for its drug Krystexxa. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index advanced 1.5% to 257.63 and...

Drug stocks edge higher; Genzyme tumbles

MarketWatch Jun 16

Drug stocks edged higher early Tuesday while shares of Genzyme Corp. tumbled on news that it was temporarily taking a key production facility off-line. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index rose about 0.5% at 254.17 and the Amex Biotechnology Index was...

Drug stocks weaken; Cell Therapeutics gains

MarketWatch Jun 15

Drug stocks slipped with the broader market early Monday as investors fretted over talk this weekend that various member nations of the so-called G8 may move soon to end stimulus spending. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index and the Amex Biotechnology...

Human Genome leads drug stocks higher

MarketWatch Jun 11

Drug stocks rallied in early action Thursday, with shares of biotech group Human Genome Sciences leading the charge. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index climbed almost 2% to 256.57 and the Amex Biotechnology Index advanced over 3% to 693.88. The Dow...

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