NEW YORK - Shares of biotechnology companies opened higher Thursday amid fluctuating oil prices and a Labor Department report showing jobless claims fell last week.
Here's how several key biotechnology stocks performed Thursday morning:
Gilead Sciences Inc., up 41 cents to $53.86.
Amgen Inc., up 44 cents to $44.66.
Biogen Idec Inc., down 78 cents to $57.72.
Genentech Inc., up 51 cents to $74.87.

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