Health care stocks declined Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.5% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) shedding 0.7%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.9%.
In sector news, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying state-licensed medical cannabis as a less-dangerous drug, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement from Blanche.
In corporate news, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) raised its full-year outlook as Q1 results came in stronger than expected, but organic growth fell short of analysts' estimates. Shares fell 11%.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has struck an agreement with the Trump administration to reduce drug costs for certain Americans and has secured approval for a gene therapy to treat a rare form of deafness, Bloomberg reported. Regeneron shares rose 1.6%.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) said a phase 3a trial of oral semaglutide in children and adolescents aged between 10 and 17 years with type-2 diabetes showed a "superior reduction" in a measure of blood sugar control over placebo. Shares were down 2.6%.
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