03:26 PM EST, 02/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) easing 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%.

In corporate news, AC Immune ( ACIU ) shares dropped 11% after it said Tuesday it has been notified by Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals that enrollment has temporarily been paused in the phase 2b study of ACI-35.030/JNJ-2056 on subjects with preclinical Alzheimer's disease.