11:55 AM EST, 12/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed in Tuesday trading, with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%.

In corporate news, NeueHealth ( NEUE ) shares soared about 70% after it agreed to be bought and taken private by an affiliate of New Enterprise Associates for an enterprise value of about $1.3 billion.