-- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) 0.2% 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.
Veeva Systems (VEEV) is set to join the S&P 500 on May 7, to replace Coterra Energy (CTRA), S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Shares of Veeva Systems were up more than 11% premarket.
Moderna (MRNA) stock was up more than 2% after the company reported a narrower-than-expected Q1 net loss.