03:43 PM EST, 02/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.3%.

In corporate news, Indivior ( INDV ) shares fell 17% after the company reported a drop in Q4 adjusted earnings, and 2025 sales guidance trailed estimates by analysts.