12:59 PM EST, 11/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.8%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.3%.

In corporate news, Pfizer ( PFE ) shares rose 1.1% after it said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of Metsera (MTSR) for about $7 billion in cash plus a contingent value right of up to $20.65 per share tied to the achievement of three specified clinical and regulatory milestones.