01:39 PM EDT, 08/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1%.

In corporate news, Moderna ( MRNA ) said Friday the EU's executive arm approved its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults aged 60 years and above. Its shares were rising 1.3%.