03:43 PM EDT, 05/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 1.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1.5%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.5%.
In corporate news, DexCom ( DXCM ) shares jumped past 15%. The company late Thursday maintained its full-year revenue guidance after delivering a Q1 sales beat.