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NEW YORK - Shares of health care providers and service companies gained ground with the market Wednesday as major indexes advanced on a better-than-expected consumer inflation report.
| RX | 15.52 |  1.49 |
| PDCO | 25.69 |  -1.01 |
| HUM | 38.76 | 3.07 |
| ESRX | 61.42 | -1.53 |
| ABC | 31.71 | -0.75 |
| AET | 35.11 | 2.41 |
| CAH | 40.5 | -1.54 |
| CI | 30.52 | 3.02 |
| CVH | 28.55 | 2.05 |
| DGX | 45.02 | 2.39 |
| LH | 59.99 | -0.31 |
| MCK | 45.13 | -0.17 |
| MHS | 41.54 | -1.7 |
| THC | 4.54 | -0.17 |
| UNH | 22.99 | -0.39 |
| WLP | 44.07 | 2.27 |
The Labor Department reported that consumer prices advanced 0.2 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March. That helped alleviate concern that soaring energy costs would force consumers to cut their spending.
Here are Wednesday's results for a few key stocks in the sector:
IMS Health Inc., up 79, or 3.3 percent, to $24.73.
Patterson Cos. picked up 86 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $36.24.
Humana Inc. added 69 cents to $43.69.
Express Scripts Inc. rose 41 cents to $72.90.
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