-- Health care stocks rose late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.2% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) adding 0.3%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.6%.
In corporate news, Seer (SEER) shares jumped 12% after it confirmed Monday that it has received a non-binding and unsolicited offer from its shareholder Radoff-JEC Group to acquire all its outstanding Class A shares for $2.25 per share in cash plus a contingent value right.