08:55 AM EDT, 08/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady pre-bell Monday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) were inactive recently.

BeiGene ( BGNE ) shares were up more than 2% after saying BGB-16673 received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for potentially treating relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.