Sector Update: Healthcare

03:29 PM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were slightly lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index down 0.1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) easing 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.2%. In corporate news, GSK (GSK) plans to nearly double the number of cancer drug candidates in its pipeline in 2027, bringing the number of cancer drug candidates in clinical development to almost 30, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Hesham Abdullah, head of oncology research at the biopharmaceutical firm. GSK shares were down 0.1%.