-- Health care stocks rose late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index climbing 2.6% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 2.3%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.9%.
In corporate news, UniQure (QURE) shares jumped past 16% after the company said it plans to submit a UK marketing authorization application in Q3 for AMT-130 to treat Huntington's disease.