01:29 PM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were softer Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) easing 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.8%.

In corporate news, GSK (GSK) and Bharat Biotech International said Wednesday that they plan to progressively cut the price of the RTS,S malaria vaccine by more than half to less than $5 by 2028. GSK shares were down 0.9%.