01:35 PM EDT, 05/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%.

In corporate news, Amgen's ( AMGN ) shares climbed more than 12% after the company's Q1 adjusted earnings outpaced forecasts as sales jumped from a year ago.