03:29 PM EDT, 03/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.9%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2.5%.

In corporate news, Nanobiotix ( NBTX ) said Wednesday, responding to media speculation, there is no intention of a potential public takeover of the company, and no process or assessment of such a transaction is ongoing. Nanobiotix ( NBTX ) shares were up 5.5%.