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Opening Glance: Health care shares fall



By AP
23 May 2008 @ 10:43 am EST

NEW YORK - Shares of health care providers and service companies declined with the market Friday morning as the broader markets slumped.

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RX 12.8 -0.8
CAH 30.79 -0.76
MHS 38.24 -0.5
ESRX 56.38 0.83
ABC 30.04 -0.66
AET 19.87 -0.39
CI 12.31 -0.13
CVH 11.03 -0.64
DGX 45.68 -0.21
HUM 27.74 -1.15
LH 62.19 1.1
MCK 32.56 -0.64
PDCO 17.4 -1.13
THC 1.32 -0.02
UNH 19.9 -0.48
WLP 34.17 0.03

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Stocks retreated Friday after a National Association of Realtors report that sales of existing homes fell in April, with the backlog of unsold single-family homes hitting a 23-year high.

Morning results for key stocks in the sector included:

IMS Health Inc. lost 31 cents to $24.14.

Cardinal Health Inc. fell 71 cents to $55.60.

Medco Health Solutions Inc. shed 36 cents to $46.51.

Express Scripts Inc. gave up 52 cents to $70.

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