03:34 PM EDT, 04/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.9%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.8%.

In corporate news, Contineum Therapeutics' (CTNM) shares decreased nearly 3% after the company debuted on the Nasdaq after pricing its initial public offering of about 6.9 million class A shares at $16 per share.