03:38 PM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were rising late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.1%.

In corporate news, Conmed ( CNMD ) said Monday that Hurricane Helene affected its manufacturing facility in Largo, Florida, and its distribution center in Lithia Springs, Georgia, but the operations are now back to normal. Its shares were falling 4.4%.