Health-care companies were flat amid mixed earnings.

Shares of medical-device maker Abbott Laboratories fell slightly after the company said the decline in popularity of Covid tests weighed down fourth-quarter sales.

Elevance Health rallied after the health insurer, formerly known as Anthem, posted brisk growth in fourth-quarter revenue, boosted by higher premiums.


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