08:58 AM EDT, 03/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) marginally lower and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.4%.

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals ( EPRX ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said data from its ongoing trial evaluating EP-104GI for eosinophilic esophagitis treatment showed 59% of patients achieved clinical remission at 12 weeks.