03:35 PM EST, 01/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) little changed.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.5%.

In corporate news, Pfizer ( PFE ) is collaborating with Atavistik Bio to accelerate the discovery of new precision allosteric therapeutics, Atavistik said. Pfizer ( PFE ) shares added 0.5%.