08:58 AM EDT, 07/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were flat to higher premarket Friday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advancing by 0.4%.

Tenet Healthcare ( THC ) shares were up more than 17% after the company posted higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue, and raised its 2026 guidance.