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title: "Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Tuesday"
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description: "Health care stocks showed mixed performance in premarket trading on Tuesday. The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) rose by 0.6%, while the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell by 0.01%. Novartis (NVS) shares dipped less than 1% after reporting lower Q1 earnings. Axogen (AXGN) saw a premarket increase of over 9% following a swing to Q1 adjusted earnings. Conversely, Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) dropped more than 6% despite reporting higher Q1 results and announcing the departure of its CFO."
datetime: "2026-04-28T13:20:00.000Z"
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# Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Tuesday

09:20 AM EDT, 04/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) gaining by 0.6% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) retreating marginally by 0.01%.

Novartis ( NVS ) shares retreated less than 1% pre-bell after the company reported lower Q1 core earnings and net sales.

Axogen ( AXGN ) stock was up more than 9% premarket after the company reported it swung to Q1 adjusted earnings as revenue increased.

Zimmer Biomet ( ZBH ) stock was down more than 6% premarket after closing the prior session with a 1.5% gain. The company reported higher Q1 financial results and said its chief financial officer, Suketu Upadhyay, is leaving the company.

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