03:42 PM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.5%.

In corporate news, Envoy Medical ( COCH ) shares rose 2.1% after it said Wednesday it appointed Robert Potashnick as interim chief financial officer.