Health-Care ETFs Gain Many exchange-traded funds tracking health-care stocks got a boost after the House on Sunday approved the health-care overhaul bill. Heard: Paying a Premium for Insurers

Stocks ended higher Monday, led by health care, as passage of the health-care bill lifted uncertainty surrounding the legislation that was hanging over the market.

US Stocks End Higher; Citigroup Jumps Nearly 4%

Shares of Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. reached a two-year high after an analyst said he thinks the biotechnology company will be acquired by one of its partners, Swiss drugmaker Roche.

Stocks gain as investors digest health care bill scooping up a variety of hospital providers, insurers and pharmaceuticals.

Centene Jumps 11%; Olympic Steel Gains Small Stock Focus: Stocks rose broadly as investors expressed relief after the House passed the health-care overhaul bill. The health-care sector surged, while the biggest gainers were in the materials sector.

Tenet, Pfizer Get Dose of Bullish Medicine Large Stock Focus: Stocks climbed to 17-month highs as relief over the House s approval of the health-care overhaul bill swept through the market, lifting hospital operators and drug companies.

Brazil s stock market ticked up slightly on Monday as gains on Wall St. and optimism about mining firm Vale helped end three consecutive losing sessions.

A HEALTHY CLIMB: Stocks rose Monday after the approval of a health care overhaul bill in the House late Sunday removed some uncertainty about the industry. The Dow Jones industrials added 44 points.