08:57 AM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Friday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) 0.5% lower and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.2%.
Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares were down 4% after US President Donald Trump reportedly vowed to reduce the price of the company's Ozempic weight-loss drug.