Medical stocks react

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

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

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

St. Jude Medical Inc.$38.77 0.3 %

Boston Scientific Corp.5.55-1.6

Medtronic Inc.37.84-0.2

Merck & Co. Inc.$40.680.4 %

Abbott Laboratories62.910.1

Pfizer Inc.22.53-0.4

Amgen Inc.71.42-1.3

Express Scripts Holding Co.$54.792.4 %

CVS Caremark Corp.45.990.0

Walgreen Co.29.04-1.3