03:37 PM EDT, 06/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.1%.

In sector news, officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services met with Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN) and other retailers this week in an effort to help Americans acquire their medicines more directly from the companies that make them, Bloomberg reported.

In corporate news, Vor Biopharma ( VOR ) shares jumped 52% after HC Wainwright upgraded the biotech company's stock to buy from neutral with a $3 price target.