Healthcare stocks slide after the GOP releases its plan to repeal Obamacare
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund which tracks the sector's performance is down 0.7% at 9:56 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
In contrast to the general index, healthcare stocks have had a relatively bumpy ride since the election-underperforming the S&P 500 index from the election until January 1 but have recorded the second-best sectoral gains since then.
Here's a rundown of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks on Tuesday at 9:53am ET:
Tenet Healthcare: -3% @ $20.18
HCA Holdings: -0.5% @ $87.38
Universal Health Services: -1.3% @ $124.98
Lifepoint Hospitals: -0.1% @ $64.75
United Health Group: -0.1% @ $168.58
Aetna is outperforming its peers, trading up 0.4% at $131.86 per share.