01:11 PM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each advancing 1.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2.4%.

In corporate news, AstraZeneca ( AZN ) shares rose 2.3% after the company said it plans to invest $50 billion in the US by 2030, including the development of a new manufacturing facility in Virginia.