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Sector Update: Health Care
Feb 4, 2025 11:00 AM

01:32 PM EST, 02/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both down 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.6%.

In corporate news, Merck ( MRK ) issued a downbeat full-year outlook, overshadowing stronger-than-expected Q4 results. The shares fell 10%.

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