01:50 PM EDT, 08/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each shedding 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was fractionally higher.

In corporate news, Enovis ( ENOV ) shares fell 11% after the company reported its results for fiscal Q2.

Becton, Dickinson ( BDX ) raised its full-year earnings guidance as the medical device maker's Q3 results exceeded Wall Street's estimates amid revenue gains across all divisions. Its shares gained 4.7%.

Braveheart Bio (BRVE) shares rose 67% in its Nasdaq debut Thursday, after the company announced an upsized IPO of 21.25 million common shares late Wednesday.