The leader in the pack with protease inhibitors for the hepatitis virus, say Markowitz and Jenner, is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: VRTX - news - people ) of Cambridge, Mass.
Among the largest underlying components of FBT, in trading today Intermune Incorporated ( NASD: ITMN) is down about 1.5%, Illumina Incorporated ( NASD: ILMN) is off about 1.1%, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ( NASD: VRTX) is lower by about 0.2%.
Among the largest underlying components of MDY, in trading today Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( NASD: VRTX) is up about 0.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( NASD: REGN) is up about 0.2%, and Equinix Inc ( NASD: EQIX) is lower by about 0.9%.