03:10 PM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 2.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbing 2.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.7%.

In corporate news, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals ( AUPH ) issued a statement Tuesday in response to a retracted LinkedIn post from a US Food and Drug Administration official referencing its drug Lupkynis, saying it continues to stand behind the drug's benefit/risk profile. Aurinia shares rose 1.5%.