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Sector Update: Health Care
Mar 11, 2024 6:35 AM

09:04 AM EDT, 03/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Monday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was down 0.9% and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was recently inactive.

Fortrea Holdings ( FTRE ) was over 7% lower after it reported Q4 adjusted earnings of $0.19 per diluted share, down from $0.92 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.23.

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