03:38 PM EDT, 05/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each adding 0.7%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.8%.

In corporate news, West Pharmaceutical Services ( WST ) shares rose 2.7% after the company said it has restored its core enterprise systems following a recent cybersecurity attack.