08:59 AM EDT, 06/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were edging higher premarket Monday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.2% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.6% higher.

Precigen ( PGEN ) shares were up more than 3% after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration granted orphan drug exclusivity for its recurrent respiratory papillomatosis treatment called papzimeos.