01:36 PM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were easing Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both 0.1% lower.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.7%.

In corporate news, 23andMe (ME) Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki has told board members she's considering a plan to acquire the company in a go-private deal, the company said Thursday in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 23andMe shares surged 40% in recent trading.