<div id="readability-page-1">03:58 PM EST, 01/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each increasing 0.5%.The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.4%.In corporate news, Biogen (BIIB) shares rose 1%. The company and Eisai said Sunday that the US Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review their supplemental marketing application for a weekly subcutaneous autoinjector version of Leqembi for Alzheimer's disease.Sarepta Therapeutics ( SRPT ) shares jumped 7.2% after it said that three-year results from part 1 of a phase 3 trial of its gene therapy Elevidys in ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy showed continued benefit.Cogent Biosciences ( COGT ) shares rose 3.2% after it said Monday the US Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough therapy designation for bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for people with gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST.Merck ( MRK ) has dropped its bid to acquire Revolutions Medicines (RVMD) over a disagreement on price, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. Media outlets reported earlier in January that Merck ( MRK ) was in advanced talks on a potential deal that could have valued the oncology company at around $30 billion. Merck ( MRK ) shares shed 0.7%, and Revolution tumbled nearly 17%. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

Health care stocks saw gains late Monday, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF rising 0.5%. Biogen's shares increased 1% following FDA review news for Leqembi. Sarepta Therapeutics surged 7.2% on positive trial results for Elevidys, while Cogent Biosciences rose 3.2% after receiving breakthrough therapy designation. Conversely, Merck's shares fell 0.7% after dropping its bid for Revolution Medicines, which plummeted nearly 17%.

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