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Sector Update: Healthcare
Jun 18, 2026 10:16 AM

12:57 PM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks fell Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each declining 1%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.6%.

In corporate news, Biogen (BIIB) agreed to acquire private biotechnology company RayThera in a deal worth up to $1 billion. Biogen shares fell 2%.

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