09:21 AM EDT, 09/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were rising pre-bell Friday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) 0.5% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.4%.

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals ( CRNX ) stock was up nearly 12% after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Palsonify to treat adults with acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder.

Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said the European Commission approved Kisunla, or donanemab, to treat early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease.

Medirom Healthcare Technologies ( MRM ) shares were up more than 228% after the company said a day earlier it has joined "World," an AI-based identity verification protocol.