01:42 PM EST, 02/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.8%.

In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) said Friday that data from its open-label extension study showed bowel disease drug Omvoh provided long-term clinical remission and endoscopic response to people with Crohn's disease as well as for those with prior biologic failure. Its shares rose nearly 2%.