09:17 AM EDT, 09/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Friday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) down 0.3% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.3% lower.

Kestra Medical Technologies ( KMTS ) shares were up more than 5% after the company reported a narrower fiscal Q1 net loss and higher revenue, and raised its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook.

GlucoTrack ( GCTK ) shares were surging by more than 129% after the company said it signed an agreement to sell as much as $20 million worth of shares to Sixth Borough Capital Fund.

Eli Lilly ( LLY ) lost its appeal of a $183.7 million judgment in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding Medicaid, Reuters reported. Eli Lilly ( LLY ) stock was 0.2% lower premarket.