Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Higher Monday Afternoon
Healthcare stocks advanced Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index rising 0.3% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 0.4%.The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.6%.In corporate news, a federal appeals court on Monday vacated a district court's earlier dismissal of plaintiff claims that they were not warned that prenatal ingestion of Kenvue's (KVUE) Tylenol and its generic equivalents could cause autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Kenvue shares were down 1.4%.Hemab Therapeutics' (COAG) HMB-002 is particularly well suited for Type 1 von Willebrand disease patients despite encouraging early data from Incyte's (INCY) latarcibart, Wedbush Securities said in a note. Hemab shares gained 6.5%, and Incyte was down 1.8%.Niagen Bioscience (NAGE) has received rare pediatric disease designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for NB4168 in treating ataxia telangiectasia, a multisystem disorder, the company said Monday. Its shares rose 1.6%.
