08:51 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks edged higher pre-bell Tuesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was flat and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently advanced by 0.4%.

Merit Medical Systems ( MMSI ) shares rose by over 3% after the company said it expects revenue of about $1.355 billion to $1.357 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, a projected increase of about 7.7% to 7.9% from a year earlier.