03:22 PM EST, 11/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%.

In corporate news, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals ( MDGL ) shares jumped 8.5% after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral.