Medical sector stocks were buffeted by Thurday's Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, although most closed higher after a late-day rally. Hospital stocks were clear winners while medical device, drug, and health insurance companies posted mixed results.
CompanyClose1-day % chg
HOSPITALS
HCA Holdings Inc.$29.4710.7%
Health Mgmt. Associates7.498.9
Universal Health Services42.68.5
Community Health Sys. Inc.27.548.0
Tenet Healthcare Corp.5.255.4
HEALTH INSURERS
Molina Healthcare Inc.$23.168.6 %
UnitedHealth Group Inc.59.600.5
Humana Inc.79.560.0
Coventry Health Care Inc.32.46-2.3
Aetna Inc.39.85-2.7
Cigna Corp.44.18-2.7
WellPoint Inc.65.90-5.2
MEDICAL DEVICES
St. Jude Medical Inc.$38.77 0.3 %
Boston Scientific Corp.5.55-1.6
Medtronic Inc.37.84-0.2
DRUG COMPANIES
Merck & Co. Inc.$40.680.4 %
Abbott Laboratories62.910.1
Johnson & Johnson66.940.1
Pfizer Inc.22.53-0.4
Amgen Inc.71.42-1.3
PHARMACY
Express Scripts Holding Co.$54.792.4 %
CVS Caremark Corp.45.990.0
Walgreen Co.29.04-1.3
DIALYSIS CENTERS
Davita Inc.$96.711.5%