03:51 PM EDT, 06/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 1.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1%.

In corporate news, Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) is assessing the remaining assets of drugstore chain Rite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy in May, Reuters reported. Walgreens added 0.2%.