01:26 PM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks edged up Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index 0.1% higher and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was easing 0.2%.

In corporate news, Envoy Medical ( COCH ) shares soared 87% after the hearing health company said it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to advance its fully implanted Acclaim cochlear implant trial to the final stage.