01:08 PM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.9%. In corporate news, Pfizer ( PFE ) secured exclusive global rights, excluding China, to biopharmaceutical firm 3SBio's cancer treatment candidate in...

01:14 PM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes retreated, with the S&P 500 unlikely to extend its rally to a seventh consecutive day, as investors lightened exposure to technology and consumer discretionary. The Nasdaq Composite slid 0.2% to 19,173.1, the S&P 500 down 0.3% to 5,948.7, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.2% lower at 42,691.2. Real estate,...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Indexes down: Dow 0.25%, S&P 500 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.40% * Tesla up after Musk says committed to being CEO * Home Depot ( HD ) pares earlier gains following Q1 sales beat (Updates with afternoon trading levels) By Shashwat...

01:10 PM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were mixed, with the latter edging down. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.2%. US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Tuesday as investors shifted to a defensive mood and lightened exposure to growth. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the...