08:56 AM EDT, 04/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) 0.5% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.8%.

Nuvation Bio ( NUVB ) shares were up more than 3% after the company said it has amended its license agreement with Daiichi Sankyo to include Japan rights for safusidenib, giving the company exclusive global development and commercialization control.