03:27 PM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.7%.

In corporate news, Capricor Therapeutics ( CAPR ) shares surged 26.5% after the company said Friday it will present the three-year safety and efficacy results from its HOPE-2 open-label extension study with its lead asset deramiocel for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy.