01:03 PM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 1.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.5%.

In corporate news, Centene ( CNC ) shares jumped past 11% after the company said in a regulatory filing that its business and financial results through August are consistent with its full-year 2025 forecast.