03:15 PM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks climbed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1.8%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.8%.

In corporate news, Kura Oncology ( KURA ) shares popped over 12% after a regulatory filing showed CEO Troy Wilson bought 50,000 shares of the company.