01:33 PM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.9%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.3%.

In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) plans to build four new pharmaceutical plants in the US, bringing US capital expansion commitments to $50 billion since 2020. Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares added 0.9%.