09:00 AM EDT, 04/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were rising pre-bell Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) marginally higher, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) gaining 0.2%, and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.1%.

Evotec (EVO) shares were down more than 33% after the company unveiled a "priority reset" of its business following the appointment of a new CEO.

Biogen (BIIB) stock was up over 6% pre-bell after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings.

Humana (HUM) shares were nearly 3% higher after the company's Q1 revenue rose year over year.