03:30 PM EST, 01/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.6% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declined 1%.

In corporate news, Royalty Pharma ( RPRX ) shares rose 1.7% after UBS upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and lifted its price target to $49 from $38.