09:13 AM EDT, 06/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) down 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.1% higher.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) said it is aware of claims by cyber extortion group FulcrumSec that it stole company data and sought a $25 million payment, Reuters reported. Shares of Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) were up more than 3% pre-bell.

uniQure (QURE) stock was up more than 66% after the company said it intends to submit a Biologics License Application for the accelerated approval of AMT-130 to treat Huntington's disease in Q3.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( JAZZ ) and AbCellera Biologics ( ABCL ) signed a preclinical research collaboration, option and license deal to discover and develop T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies, the companies said. Shares of AbCellera Biologics ( ABCL ) were up more than 2% and Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( JAZZ ) stock was over 1% higher premarket.