-- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) 0.3% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.2%.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it has rebranded its oral semaglutide medication for type 2 diabetes, formerly known as Rybelsus, as Ozempic.