01:18 PM EST, 11/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) easing 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.8%.

In corporate news, AstraZeneca ( AZN ) shares were falling 0.9% after the company said Monday its shareholders approved a special resolution adopting new articles of association, allowing the company to proceed with plans to harmonize its equity listing structure across London, Stockholm and New York.