08:53 AM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed pre-bell Tuesday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.6% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.6% higher recently.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares were over 21% lower after the company posted Q2 earnings that missed analysts' expectations, lowered its fiscal 2025 guidance and appointed a new chief executive officer.