03:35 PM EDT, 10/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.4%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.2%.
In corporate news, Gritstone Bio ( GRTS ) shares plunged 69% after the company said Thursday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.