Sector Update: Healthcare

01:35 PM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each down about 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.1%. In corporate news, Novo Nordisk (NVO) failed to convince a US judge to block Eli Lilly (LLY) from running weight-loss and diabetes drug ads it called false and misleading, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, citing court proceedings. Novo shares were down 1%, and Lilly rose 0.2%.