09:01 AM EDT, 10/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging higher pre-bell Friday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was up 0.3% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently advanced by 0.2%.

Burning Rock Biotech ( BNR ) shares rose past 2% after the company and Dizal said China's National Medical Products Administration has granted marketing approval for their jointly developed companion diagnostic for non-small cell lung cancer treatment sunvozertinib.