01:41 PM EDT, 08/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index marginally lower and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.3%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1%.
In corporate news, Stryker (SYK) shares were rising 1.3% after the company said Thursday it has agreed to buy Vertos Medical.