08:56 AM EDT, 04/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Tuesday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) marginally advancing.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) has received the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approval for a new single-dose 7.2 mg of Wegovy to treat adults with obesity, the UK regulator said. Shares of Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) were up more than 3% pre-bell.