03:29 PM EST, 12/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were softer late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each easing 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.6%.

In corporate news, Chimerix ( CMRX ) shares soared 229% a day after the company said it plans to submit a new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration seeking accelerated approval for dordaviprone.