Pharmaceuticals (NVS) (AZN) (SNY) (JNJ) (BMY) Performance May 4

Pharmaceuticals companes Novartis (NYSE:NVS), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY), JNJ (NYSE:JNJ) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) were among the high and low movers in the sector today.

The NYSE Drug index was trading close to level so far on the day.

Novartis (NVS) was leading the sector today, as of 2:50 PM EDT, trading at $60.46, gaining $0.89, or 1.49 percent.

AstraZeneca (AZN) was another top performer in pharmaceuticals, trading at $50.95, up $0.56, or 1.11 percent.

Also moving up on the day was Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), which was at $40.61, rising $0.56, or 1.40 percent.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was among the worst performers in the sector, dropping to $65.73, down $0.53, or 0.80 percent.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) also continues to struggle, trading at $28.74, falling $0.09, or 0.33 percent.