08:53 AM EDT, 04/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady pre-bell Tuesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) were recently unchanged.

Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) shares fell by nearly 4% after the company said the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas denied its subsidiary Red River Talc's request to confirm its proposed prepackaged bankruptcy plan.