08:43 AM EDT, 06/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Tuesday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) inactive and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.4% higher recently.

Boston Scientific ( BSX ) and Silk Road Medical ( SILK ) have signed a definitive agreement under which Boston Scientific ( BSX ) will acquire Silk Road Medical ( SILK ) for $27.50 per share, the companies said. Silk Road Medical ( SILK ) rose past 23% pre-bell.