01:01 PM EDT, 08/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks declined Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index falling 1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) down 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.5%.

In corporate news, Integer (ITGR) has agreed to be acquired and taken private by investment firm KKR (KKR) in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of about $5.7 billion, the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Integer shares rose 2.7%.