08:15 AM EDT, 05/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were gaining pre-bell Monday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.5% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) adding 0.5%.

BioNTech (BNTX) shares were down 4.8% after the company reported a Q1 loss of 1.31 euros ($1.41) per diluted share, swinging from earnings of 2.05 euros per share a year earlier.