03:40 PM EDT, 08/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) little changed.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dropped 0.1%.

In corporate news, Virax Biolabs ( VRAX ) shares jumped 10%. The company signed a distribution deal with a supplier to market RT-PCR Mpox virus detection kits in 13 European countries and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.