08:56 AM EDT, 04/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Monday as the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was inactive and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was recently up 0.2%.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ( ALNY ) was nearly 5% higher after saying a phase 2 study evaluating the investigational drug zilebesiran in treating hypertension has met its primary endpoint.