01:52 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks roser Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index gaining 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.7%.

In corporate news, AstraZeneca ( AZN ) agreed to buy Fusion Pharmaceuticals ( FUSN ) for as much as $2.4 billion. Fusion shares almost doubled, and AstraZeneca ( AZN ) fell 0.3%.