03:43 PM EST, 03/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks gained late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 1.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.6%.

In corporate news, Immuron ( IMRN ) surged 120% after it said Thursday that interim data showed that a single daily dose of Travelan is effective in preventing moderate-to-severe diarrhea.