01:02 PM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index increasing 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.2%.

In corporate news, Novo Nordisk's ( NVO ) US-listed shares jumped about 5% after it said the US Food and Drug Administration granted its weight-loss drug Wegovy a new indication to treat a serious liver disease.