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title: "Weight loss drug concept stocks performed strongly, with Hims rising 10.3%, BIIB up 4.98%, VTRX up 4"
description: "Weight loss drug concept stocks performed strongly, with Hims rising 10.3%, BIIB up 4.98%, VTRX up 4.44%, Viking Therapeutics up 3.34%, Vertex Pharma up 2.87%, Amgen up 2.48%, and Pfizer up 2.31%. In "
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# Weight loss drug concept stocks performed strongly, with Hims rising 10.3%, BIIB up 4.98%, VTRX up 4

> Weight loss drug concept stocks performed strongly, with Hims rising 10.3%, BIIB up 4.98%, VTRX up 4.44%, Viking Therapeutics up 3.34%, Vertex Pharma up 2.87%, Amgen up 2.48%, and Pfizer up 2.31%. In comparison, Eli Lilly saw a slight decline, Roche ADR fell 0.47%, and Novo Nordisk ADR dropped 0.91%

Weight loss drug concept stocks: Hims rose 10.3%, BIIB rose 4.98%, VTRX rose 4.44%, Viking Therapeutics rose 3.34%, Vertex Pharma rose 2.87%, Amgen rose 2.48%, Pfizer rose 2.31%, Eli Lilly slightly declined, Roche ADR fell 0.47%, Novo Nordisk ADR fell 0.91%

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- [AMGN.US - Amgen](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMGN.US.md)

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