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Sector Update: Health Care
Aug 22, 2024 2:36 AM

08:51 AM EDT, 08/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Wednesday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) unchanged and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently advancing by 0.9%.

Procept BioRobotics ( PRCT ) shares were up over 12% after saying it had secured clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for the Hydros Robotic System.

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