01:32 PM EST, 11/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging down Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each easing 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%.

In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) filed Tuesday a lawsuit seeking to stop the US Health Resources and Services Administration's attempts to block the company's rebate model under the federal 340B drug pricing program. Its shares added 0.1%.