01:37 PM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.5%.

In corporate news, Banks and private credit lenders are lining up more than 10 billion euros ($11.1 billion) of debt to back a buyout of Sanofi's ( SNY ) consumer health unit, Bloomberg reported. Sanofi ( SNY ) shares added 0.6%.