-- 木曜午後遅く、ヘルスケア関連株は軟調に推移し、NYSEヘルスケア指数とステート・ストリート・ヘルスケア・セレクト・セクターSPDR ETF(XLV)はそれぞれ0.7%下落した。 iシェアーズ・バイオテクノロジーETF(IBB)は1.3%下落した。 企業ニュースでは、アボット・ラボラトリーズ(ABT)が木曜日、がん診断会社エグザクト・サイエンシズの買収を反映し、通期業績見通しを引き下げた。一方、同社は第1四半期決算で市場予想を上回る業績を発表した。株価は5%以上下落した。 ギリアド・サイエンシズ(GILD)は第1四半期の市場予想を上回る可能性があるものの、HIV曝露前予防薬イェズトゥゴの継続率が予想を下回ったことから、長期的なピーク売上高に潜在的なリスクがあるとRBCキャピタル・マーケッツはレポートで指摘した。ギリアド株は0.8%下落した。 クイデルオルソ(QDEL)株は28%急落した。同社は水曜遅く、第1四半期の暫定的な未監査売上高を6億1500万ドルから6億2000万ドルと見込んでいると発表した。ファクトセットが調査したアナリスト予想は6億7780万ドルだった。 ヒムズ&ハーズ・ヘルス(HIMS)の株価は、米国の保健当局高官が特定のペプチドに対する規制緩和の計画を示唆したことを受け、12%以上急騰した。
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