Healthcare companies rose after earnings from one Big Pharma company.
Merck shares ticked up after the drug giant posted quarterly revenue ahead of Wall Street targets, lifted by growth in sales of its Keytruda cancer drug.
Bristol Myers Squibb shares fell after the drugmaker's earnings lagged some investors' expectations.
Germany's Merck KGaA is finally nearing a roughly $3.5 billion deal for SpringWorks Therapeutics, a U.S. biopharmaceutical company that specializes in rare diseases and cancer.
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