03:39 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) decreasing 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) retreated 1.6%.

In corporate news, Insulet ( PODD ) shares jumped nearly 21%. The company late Thursday raised its full-year constant currency revenue growth outlook following a quarterly sales beat.