03:24 PM EDT, 08/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index adding 0.4% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2%.

In corporate news, Pulse Biosciences ( PLSE ) shares jumped past 8% in Friday trading, a day after the company reported its Q2 results.