01:05 PM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) decreasing 0.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1%.

In corporate news, Pfizer ( PFE ) raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday as it recorded stronger-than-expected Q2 results, buoyed by double-digit revenue growth in primary care and oncology segments. Its shares rose 4%.