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Sector Update: Health Care

Jul 18, 2024 6:40 AM

09:04 AM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Thursday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) 1.2% lower and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.4% recently.

OPKO Health ( OPK ) advanced 7.8% after saying its board has approved the repurchase of up to $100 million of its common stock.

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