Fast Money's Swine Flu Stock Plays
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Fast Money's host Melissa Lee spoke with Mike Huckman, CNBC's biotech reporter, to talk about which biotech companies might be good buying opportunities from the swine flu scare. This portfolio also includes some more swine flu plays from the "Fast Money" traders.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • GSK
    Glaxosmithkline P
  • $41.53
  • +0.14%
  • $40.95

Huckman mentioned two companies that make anti-virals: GlaxoSmithKline(GKS), which makes Relenza, and Gilead Sciences (GILD), which gets a 20% royalty for Tamiflu, a drug it makes for Roche.

People owning GSK also tend to own: ABTDGXEPDFMDJNJJOSBJTX

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  • GILD
    Gilead Sciences
  • $46.39
  • -0.28%
  • $46.27

Huckman mentioned two companies that make anti-virals: GlaxoSmithKline(GKS), which makes Relenza, and Gilead Sciences (GILD), which gets a 20% royalty for Tamiflu, a drug it makes for Roche.

People owning GILD also tend to own: ACASAINVARCCAUBACCELFCX

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  • BAX
    Baxter Intl Inc
  • $54.33
  • -1.13%
  • $54.71

On the vaccine side, companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Baxter(BAX) and Crucell (CRXL) stand to benefit, Huckman said.

People owning BAX also tend to own: BOBJDELLEBAYHANSJOYGRMIXSBUX

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  • CRXL
    Crucell Nv
  • $21.62
  • +0.79%
  • $21.42

On the vaccine side, companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Baxter(BAX) and Crucell (CRXL) stand to benefit, Huckman said.

People owning CRXL also tend to own: AES-PCBACBMDGOOGPGHUNHAMX

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  • V
    Visa Inc.
  • $80.00
  • -0.22%
  • $79.72

JPMorgan on Monday wrote that "concerns over the swine flu outbreak could weigh on MasterCard (MA) and Visa (V) shares due to fears that cross-border fees may suffer from reduced cross-border travel."Najarian said it might be great opportunity to get into credit card issuers like Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) if the overselling continues tomorrow. He said Visa would be particularly attractive below $55.

People owning V also tend to own: AAPLABCOAMTBRCCKCTSHCVC

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  • MA
    Mastercard Inc
  • $231.16
  • +0.47%
  • $229.74

JPMorgan on Monday wrote that "concerns over the swine flu outbreak could weigh on MasterCard (MA) and Visa (V) shares due to fears that cross-border fees may suffer from reduced cross-border travel."Najarian said it might be great opportunity to get into credit card issuers like Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) if the overselling continues tomorrow. He said Visa would be particularly attractive below $55.

People owning MA also tend to own: HPQORCLAAPLBLE.TOCHINACTRPELR.TO

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  • PAC
    Grupo Aeroportuar
  • $27.80
  • +2.81%
  • $26.75

It seems to me that the market was looking for a reason to sell, explained Karen Finerman. And with the swine flu, they found it. But I think it's a tempest in a pot of tea. I’m looking at Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (PAC), a firm that operates airports in Mexico. It could be time to get long.

People owning PAC also tend to own: AOBCDECHGEFGROWMBLXMTW

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  • MAR
    Marriot Int Cl A
  • $26.13
  • -1.02%
  • $26.37

If you’re looking for swine flu plays, I think Smithfield (SFD) still has upside but Marriott (MAR) is a sell, says Adami.

People owning MAR also tend to own: AVBBPOBXPDDREGPEQRFRT

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