03:10 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.4%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.2%.
In corporate news, Aquestive Therapeutics ( AQST ) shares rose 5% after the company said it received two additional patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its Anaphylm sublingual film.