03:27 PM EDT, 06/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index climbing 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.9%.

In corporate news, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares rose 2.7%. The company will move its subcutaneous and oral amycretin candidate for weight management into phase 3 clinical development.