03:50 PM EDT, 05/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each adding about 0.7%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.8%.

In corporate news, West Pharmaceutical Services ( WST ) shares rose 3.1% after the company said it has restored its core enterprise systems following a recent cybersecurity attack.

Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares added 2.6% after the company said its investigational retatrutide delivered "clinically meaningful" weight loss in a phase 3 trial, where all doses met the primary and key secondary endpoints at 80 weeks.

Hims & Hers Health ( HIMS ) said Thursday that it has launched generic semaglutide for eligible customers in Canada. Its shares gained 2.7%.

Moderna's ( MRNA ) experimental flu shot made with mRNA technology will be reviewed by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on June 18, Bloomberg reported. Moderna ( MRNA ) shares were down 1.5%.