Nasdaq 100 Movers: GILD, VRTX
September 05, 2014 at 12:16 PM EDT
In early trading on Friday, shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.7%. Year to date, Vertex Pharmaceuticals registers a 29.0% gain.
