01:02 PM EDT, 08/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.1%.

In corporate news, IDEXX Laboratories ( IDXX ) shares jumped past 26% after it posted stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings and revenue, and boosted its 2025 guidance.