03:36 PM EDT, 03/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.4% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.4%.

In corporate news, CVS Health ( CVS ) has reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over insulin pricing, Reuters reported, citing the company. The company's pharmacy benefit management unit, Caremark, has focused on lowering prescription drug costs, CVS said, adding that the settlement is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks, with final terms still pending, the report said. CVS shares rose 2.5%.