01:23 PM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.7%.

In corporate news, Janux Therapeutics ( JANX ) shares soared 56%. The company reported late Monday positive interim clinical data for its JANX007 clinical program in prostate cancer patients.