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Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Wednesday

Exchange-Traded Funds Higher, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Wednesday Ahead of US Fed Rate Announcement

Sector Update: Healthcare

Exchange-Traded Funds Higher as US Equities Rise After Midday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Premarket Monday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Fall Premarket Friday

Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Lower After Midday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Pre-Bell Thursday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Flat to Higher Premarket Tuesday

Exchange-Traded Funds Higher as US Equities Rise After Midday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Premarket Monday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Friday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday

Exchange-Traded Funds Lower as US Equities Decline After Midday

01:10 PM EDT, 10/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) eased 0.4%. US equity indexes fell ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's September meeting minutes and the results of a 10-year government bond auction. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each shed about 0.8%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 0.5%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) fell 0.6%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was 0.6% lower. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) dipped 2.1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1.6%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 1.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed up 1.7%. Commodities Crude oil slipped 0.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 0.7%. Natural gas gained 3.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 2.8%. Gold on Comex fell 1.3%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down 1.5%. Silver fell 2.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) lost 2.6%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 0.3% higher, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) rose 0.4%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was little changed. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 1.7%, while iShares US Healthcare (IYH) rose 1.5%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) gained 1.4%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.7%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) dipped 2%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) fell 2.2%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) eased 1.7%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 2.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs,

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Flat to Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday

09:22 AM EDT, 10/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.4%. Danaher (DHR) stock was up more than 1% after the company said it plans to launch an AI-backed autonomous lab to help researchers develop custom antibodies and other molecular tools faster and more efficiently. Neogen (NEOG) shares were up more than 14% after the company posted higher fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue, and raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR) has been granted entry by the US Food and Drug Administration into the Split Real Time Application Review pilot program for the company's planned supplemental new drug application, or sNDA, for plozasiran for severe hypertriglyceridemia, the company said. Shares of Arrowhead were up 1.7% premarket.

Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Rise After Midday

01:09 PM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell and IVV edged higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 0.7%. US equity indexes rose as big-tech names helped the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit fresh all-time highs intraday amid declining government bond yields and crude oil. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were each up about 0.8%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) added 0.7%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was 0.8% higher. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) climbed 1.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 0.6%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 0.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 0.4%. Commodities Crude oil rose 0.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.3%. Natural gas gained 1.3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 1.2%. Gold on Comex gained 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up 0.4%. Silver rose 0.5%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 0.3%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 1% higher, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) rose 1.1%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 1.1%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 1%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) edged up 0.3%. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) slipped 0.1%, while iShares US Healthcare (IYH) shed 0.2%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) fell 0.4%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declined 2.1%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 1.2%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) rose 1.1%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) gained 1.1%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Steady Pre-Bell Monday

09:23 AM EDT, 10/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were steady pre-bell Monday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) marginally lower. Vaxcyte (PCVX) shares were up more than 56% after the company said its experimental VAX-31 drug candidate met all pre-specified primary endpoints across age groups studied, compared with Prevnar 20 and/or Capvaxive, in a phase 3 trial of the invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia treatment. Alvotech (ALVO) has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for a supplement to the biologics license application for AVT02, marketed as Simlandi in the US, the company said. Alvotech stock was nearly 9% higher premarket. Insmed (INSM) Chief Financial Officer Sara Bonstein is stepping down, the company said. Insmed shares were down more than 2% pre-bell.

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Down Pre-Bell Monday as Tech Stocks Normalize

09:18 AM EDT, 10/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.1%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.2% in Monday's premarket activity, as technology stocks fell back after reaching record highs. US stock futures were down, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures losing 0.3% before the start of regular trading. The nonmanufacturing data from S&P Global is expected at 9:45 am ET and ISM at 10:00 am ET. In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.1% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced 1.7%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat. Power Play: Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was 0.2% higher, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) increased by 0.7%, and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.05%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.4% higher. Tesla (TSLA) shares were down more than 0.4% pre-bell despite closing 4.7% higher at the previous close. Winners and Losers: Health Care The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) retreated 0.3%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was 0.1% lower, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) slipped 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.3%. Novo Nordisk (NVO) shares were down more than 1% premarket after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration's review of its biologics license application for denecimig to treat haemophilia A was extended due to ongoing facility remediation activities, with no new timeline provided for regulatory action. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.6%,

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Pre-Bell Friday

Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Fall After Midday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Decline Premarket Thursday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Lean Lower Pre-Bell Wednesday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Advance Pre-Bell Tuesday

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Tuesday as Investors Weigh Tech Rebound

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Lean Lower Premarket Monday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Friday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Thursday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Premarket Wednesday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Tuesday

Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Mixed Premarket Monday