Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Edge Higher Premarket Friday

09:15 AM EDT, 10/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were edging higher premarket Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advancing by 1.5% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.4%. Astrazeneca (AZN) shares were up more than 5% after the company posted higher fiscal Q3 core net income and revenue. Sanofi (SNY) stock was up more than 3% after the company reported higher fiscal Q3 business net income and revenue, and raised its 2026 outlook. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) shares were up more than 7% after the company reported higher Q3 non-GAAP net income and revenue.