03:20 PM EDT, 10/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index climbing 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.3%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.4%.

In corporate news, Galapagos (GLPG) shares dropped 9.5% after the company said it plans to shut its cell therapy business as part of a structural overhaul.