03:37 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both up 1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.4%.

In corporate news, Becton Dickinson ( BDX ) shares were shedding 2%. The company on Thursday trimmed its full-year organic revenue guidance after its fiscal Q3 sales fell short of Wall Street's expectations amid headwinds in China.