01:03 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbing 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.2%.

In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) agreed to buy Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash as the health-care products conglomerate aims to expand its portfolio of therapies for solid tumors, including prostate cancer. Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) shares rose 1.9%.