03:21 PM EDT, 10/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was shedding 1.3%.

In corporate news, a Quipt Home Medical ( QIPT ) shareholder said Wednesday that the company's board should conduct a transparent review of all strategic options, including a sale of the company. Quipt shares were down 3%.