01:19 PM EDT, 08/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.8%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.2%.

In corporate news, Premier (PINC) shares jumped past 9% after it posted fiscal Q4 results that topped Wall Street estimates.