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Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Higher Late Afternoon

-- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.4% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2.1%.

In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) lifted its full-year outlook on Tuesday as the healthcare products conglomerate's Q1 results surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Its shares rose 1.1%.

Eli Lilly (LLY) has agreed to buy CrossBridge Bio for up to $300 million in cash, the pre-clinical biotechnology firm said Tuesday. Lilly shares were down 0.6%.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) has received the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approval for a new single-dose 7.2 mg of Wegovy to treat adults with obesity, the UK regulator said. Novo shares climbed 3.5%.

Biogen (BIIB) shares rose 1.5% after Piper Sandler upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral and boosted its price target to $214 from $177.

Avanos Medical (AVNS) shares surged 69% after the company said Tuesday it agreed to be acquired by American Industrial Partners affiliates in an all-cash deal valuing the company at roughly $1.27 billion.

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