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Sector Update: Health Care
May 26, 2025 10:26 AM

03:41 PM EDT, 05/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.7%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.9%.

In corporate news, RxSight's ( RXST ) shares jumped 14% after Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to overweight from equalweight and raised its price target to $25 from $17.

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