03:27 PM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.6%.

In corporate news, Sagimet Biosciences ( SGMT ) shares surged 24% after it said a phase 3 trial of denifanstat in people with acne vulgaris met all primary and secondary endpoints.