03:46 PM EDT, 10/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.8%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%.
In corporate news, CeriBell (CBLL) shares surged past 47%. The company said late Thursday it priced its initial public offering of 10.6 million shares at $17 each for expected gross proceeds of $180.3 million.