01:34 PM EDT, 04/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging up Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) fractionally higher.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.4%.

In corporate news, Allurion Technologies ( ALUR ) skyrocketed 99% after the company said it has started commercial US sales of its weight-loss management and patient-monitoring system.