Catalent is Friday's top mover after gaining 15.65%
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones slipped 0.33% and closed at 33,427. After dropping 0.24%, Nasdaq closed at 12,658.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with 's most active healthcare stocks listed below.
Catalent ended Friday at $37.17, a 15.65% increase
Friday's session pointed in the same direction — the pharmaceutical developer closed Thursday at $32.14. Friday, it gained 15.65% and remained around $37.17. The pharmaceutical developer's market cap currently stands at $6.69 billion with an average daily volume of 6.52 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 29.24%.
Bright Health | Up 15.26% to 20.85 cents Friday
Having soared to a high of $2.08 approximately 10 months ago, the health insurance provider is now trading 91.3% lower. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 84.21%. Bright Health's market cap currently stands at $132.64 million with an average daily trading volume of 8.25 million shares. Bright Health has a forecast of $772.51 million with an EPS of -18 cents.
Bullish mood lifts Nektar Therapeutics to session high of 74.09 cents
Bullish sentiment helped the polymer conjugate technology developer to hammer out a noteworthy 68.4 cents to 74.09 cents range Friday, and finally closing at 72.18 cents to end the session. Nektar Therapeutics is currently trading with a market cap of $136.59 million with an average daily volume of 2.42 million shares.