01:17 PM EDT, 10/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up slightly and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) easing 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.5%.

In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) said Wednesday it is planning to invest over $1.2 billion in a manufacturing site in Puerto Rico to boost its capacity to make oral medicines. Its shares rose 0.9%.