03:29 PM EST, 01/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks gained late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each rising 1.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2.5%.

In corporate news, Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) shares were down nearly 12% as the company faces a lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice Thursday over its alleged improper dispensing of opioids.