03:34 PM EST, 12/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.8%.

In corporate news, Cooper's (COO) shares slumped 4.4%, a day after the company issued fiscal 2025 guidance that trailed market expectations.