08:53 AM EST, 12/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Friday, with The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive.

BeiGene ( BGNE ) shares were up over 2% after the company said overnight it signed a global licensing deal with CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology for its experimental cancer therapy, SYH2039.