03:33 PM EDT, 04/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were easing late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each down 0.2%

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%.

In corporate news, Pluri ( PLUR ) shares spiked 2.4% after it said Monday it has received a new US patent for technology used in the expansion of immune cells.