03:27 PM EDT, 06/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2%.

In corporate news, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) said Monday it plans to invest $4.1 billion to build a second fill and finishing manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina. Its shares were down 0.1%.