Healthcare stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index adding 1.5% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) increasing 1.3%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.7%.
In corporate news, AbbVie (ABBV) shares rose 1.6% after it said Tuesday that the European Commission approved its therapy Maviret to treat acute hepatitis C virus infection in adults and children aged three years and older.