03:21 PM EDT, 06/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index rising 1.7% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) increasing 1.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 1.2%.

In corporate news, PTC Therapeutics ( PTCT ) shares climbed 4.1% after Citigroup upgraded the company's stock to buy and raised its price target to $108.