01:41 PM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was fractionally lower.

In corporate news, CVS Health ( CVS ) leadership is facing a challenge by shareholder Glenview Capital in what could be the start of a push to oust management, news outlets reported. CVS shares were rising 2.4%.