01:44 PM EDT, 09/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 1.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) falling 1.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.4%.

In corporate news, Moderna ( MRNA ) shares jumped more than 4% after the company said Tuesday it has received Health Canada's approval for its updated Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine targeting the KP.2 sub-lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in people six months of age and older.