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Sector Update: Health Care
Dec 18, 2024 6:18 AM

08:57 AM EST, 12/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Wednesday as the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was unchanged and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was recently up 0.4%.

Sotera Health's ( SHC ) board was urged by shareholder Firstlight Management to sell the company's Nelson Labs subsidiary, according to Firstlight's letter. Sotera Health ( SHC ) shares declined by over 4% premarket.

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