03:34 PM EDT, 03/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were easing late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.3%.

In corporate news, Immuneering ( IMRX ) shares plunged more than 31% after analysts downgraded and cut the price targets on the stock despite the company's report highlighting positive topline data from its phase 1 study in solid tumors.