03:55 PM EDT, 05/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) rising 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.7%.

In corporate news, AEON Biopharma ( AEON ) shares plunged 48% after its preventive treatment for chronic migraine, ABP-450, failed to meet the primary endpoint of a phase 2 trial.

ModivCare ( MODV ) shares surged 22% in recent Friday trading, a day after the company reported a higher net service revenue in Q1.

Amgen ( AMGN ) shares climbed nearly 12% after the company's Q1 adjusted earnings outpaced forecasts as sales jumped from a year ago.

Twist Bioscience ( TWST ) shares jumped 28% in recent trading, a day after the company reported fiscal Q2 results that topped estimates and increased its revenue outlook for fiscal 2024.