08:58 AM EST, 03/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Thursday as the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was unchanged and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was recently up 0.1%.

Stevanato Group (STVN) was 9.4% lower after it reported Q4 adjusted earnings of 0.18 euro ($0.20) per diluted share, down from 0.19 euro a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected 0.19 euro.