08:56 AM EST, 11/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Monday as the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) were both unchanged recently.

Cigna Group ( CI ) shares advanced by over 6% after the company said it is not pursuing a combination with Humana (HUM) and expects to communicate that to investors and analysts in meetings over the next several weeks. Humana shares were down more than 5% pre-bell.