03:46 PM EDT, 07/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 1.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advancing 1.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.7%.

In sector news, KKR (KKR) is mulling a potential acquisition of GPI, an Italian health care technology firm, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. KKR shares were rising 4%.

In corporate news, Voyager Therapeutics ( VYGR ) shares jumped 7.5% after saying Wednesday that it launched a program that modulates the expression of apolipoprotein E, which is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.