Healthcare stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index up 0.1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) decreasing 0.4%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.1%.
In corporate news, NeoGenomics (NEO) shares jumped past 17% after it reported better-than-expected Q2 results.