08:59 AM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose pre-bell Tuesday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 2.7% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 1.8% higher recently.

Pacira BioSciences ( PCRX ) shares advanced by more than 15% after the company said it settled litigation with Fresenius Kabi USA, Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and eVenus Pharmaceutical Laboratories related to patents for Exparel.