08:59 AM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.7% higher.

Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) shares were down nearly 4% after the company reported Q3 net sales that missed analysts' estimates and cut the top end of its 2025 guidance for adjusted earnings per share.