03:34 PM EST, 01/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.7%.

In corporate news, Citius Pharmaceuticals ( CTXR ) shares were up nearly 7% after the company and its Citius Oncology unit announced plans to launch Lymphir commercially in H1 2025.