01:46 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each increasing 0.1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.2%.

In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares rose 2.5% after the company said it will increase the UK price of its weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro starting in September for alignment with other developed countries.