08:58 AM EDT, 06/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were rising premarket Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advancing by 0.7% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.3% higher.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals ( AMRX ) stock was up more than 1% after the company said interim results from its phase 4 study of Crexont to treat Parkinson's disease demonstrated substantial clinical benefit after patients switched to the drug from Rytary.