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.