S&P 500 Health Care Sector Rises 3% as CVS Gains 7.2%

Health care shares in the S&P 500 climbed 3% over the past week. Idexx Laboratories rose 8.18%, and CVS Health added 7.2%, placing them among the group's top gainers.

Medtronic, Cigna and McKesson also ranked among the five leading stocks. Johnson & Johnson was among the five biggest decliners, alongside Illumina, Humana, Moderna and Vertex.

In a separate earnings development, UnitedHealth Group and Johnson & Johnson each posted third-quarter results above expectations and lifted their full-year earnings outlooks. UnitedHealth had previously raised its 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share guidance to at least $20.50, as detailed in an earlier report.