Forbes -
2 Dec 2014 21:36

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Healthcare sector, up 1.0%. Within the sector, Biogen Idec (NASD: BIIB) and Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASD: ALXN) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 6.8% and 4.5%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLV), which is up 1.0% on the day, and up 27.72% year-to-date. Biogen Idec, meanwhile, is up 17.86% year-to-date, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals is u...
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