08:56 AM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Tuesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) inactive and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently up 0.1%.

Fresenius Medical Care ( FMS ) shares declined 6.2% after it reported a Q2 revenue of 4.77 billion euros ($5.16 billion), down from 4.83 billion euros a year earlier.