03:33 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) increasing 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.4%.

In corporate news, Alpine Immune Sciences ( ALPN ) shares jumped 11% after the company's 2023 loss narrowed, prompting several analysts to raise their price targets on the stock.