Sector Update: Healthcare

MT newswire2026/10/06 17:15

01:15 PM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index up 0.1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) decreasing 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 2.2%. In corporate news, McKesson (MCK) and CD&R have entered into a definitive agreement to buy Option Care Health (OPCH) for $32.05 per share, reflecting a total enterprise value of about $5.8 billion. McKesson shares were up 0.2%, and Option Care surged 33%.

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