12:36 PM EDT, 06/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index increasing 1.4% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 1.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declined 0.5%.

In corporate news, Amneal Pharmaceuticals ( AMRX ) said Friday that 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. Amneal Pharmaceuticals' ( AMRX ) shares rose 2.1%.