01:23 PM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was easing 0.1%.

In corporate news, iRhythm Technologies ( IRTC ) shares jumped 18% after it reported better-than-expected Q2 results in the previous day.