03:35 PM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.7%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%.
In corporate news, Maximus ( MMS ) shares rose 0.9% after the company initiated a legal action against the rebid of the 1-800-MEDICARE and Federal Marketplace contract.