Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Advance Tuesday Afternoon
MT newswire2026/08/25 17:38Bitget offers one-stop trading for cryptocurrencies, stocks, and gold. Trade now!
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01:38 PM EDT, 08/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each gaining 0.4%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2%. In corporate news, McKesson (MCK) agreed to buy Precision Medicine Group for $2.25 billion as part of the drug distributor's efforts to boost its clinical research and commercialization services. McKesson shares rose 2.2%. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) shares gained 3.1% after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration approved two of its Ziihera-containing regimens to treat adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. Immatics (IMTX) shares climbed 5.4% after the company agreed to sell ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants in an underwritten offering expected to generate $150 million in gross proceeds.
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