08:48 AM EDT, 05/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Thursday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3%.

Becton, Dickinson ( BDX ) shares were up over 4% after the company posted higher fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue in addition to raising its fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS outlook.