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Sector Update: Health Care
Mar 10, 2026 10:52 PM

08:58 AM EST, 12/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.01% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declining by 0.1%.

Takeda Pharmaceutical ( TAK ) shares were up nearly 2% after the company said its drug zasocitinib for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis met primary and secondary endpoints in two phase 3 studies.

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