01:35 PM EST, 11/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.9%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.1%.

In corporate news, Immutep ( IMMP ) shares jumped nearly 11%. The company reported positive data from a phase 1 trial assessing eftilagimod alpha plus Keytruda and chemotherapy to treat metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.