08:53 AM EDT, 07/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) 0.4% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.7% recently.

Theratechnologies ( THTX ) shares were up more than 36% after the company said it agreed to be acquired by CB Biotechnology, an affiliate of Future Pak, in a transaction valued at up to $254 million.