01:37 PM EDT, 03/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each falling 1.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dropped 2.6%.

In corporate news, Guardant Health ( GH ) shares jumped past 14% after the company's Shield blood test gained an exclusive designation from a federal agency.