Sector Update: Healthcare

01:09 PM EDT, 09/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks advanced Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index rising 1.6% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 1.4%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.8%. In corporate news, Definium Therapeutics (DFTX) shares gained 4.4% after it said Monday its second phase 3 trial of DT120 orally disintegrating tablet in people with generalized anxiety disorder met its primary and key secondary endpoints.