Zai Lab is yesterday's top mover after gaining 8.18%
Markets had an interesting day yesterday; Dow Jones gained 2.12% and closed at 33,763. S&P 500 closed the day at 4,282.37, having gained 1.45%.
Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – data for United States Non Farm Payrolls published yesterday at 12:30 UTC came out at 339,000, beating projections of 180,000 and showing improvement over the preceding figure of 294,000.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. yesterday's most active healthcare stocks are listed below.
Zai Lab levels up 8.18% in yesterday's session; traders eye opening bell in 2 days time
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the oncology medicine developer to make a notable 8.18% gain yesterday, rising $2.7 and ultimately closing at $35.7. Currently, the oncology medicine developer has a market capitalization of $3.50 billion with an average daily trading volume of 690,586 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 4.51%.
Intellia Therapeutics gains 7.34%; sets session high of $41.05
Intellia Therapeutics stayed on track yesterday: Intellia Therapeutics ended Thursday's session at $38.16. yesterday started with an increase to $41.05, but dropped back and closed at $40.96. The biotech developer's market cap currently stands at $3.61 billion with an average daily volume of 1 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 1.97%.
Bullish mood lifts Elanco Animal Health to session high of $9.22
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — the US animal health company went up to $9.22, gaining 7.21%. Elanco Animal Health is currently trading with a market cap of $4.54 billion with an average daily volume of 8.97 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 48.46%.