The Danish stock market plummeted nearly 12%, Novo Nordisk fell 23%, dragging Zealand down about 7%, while the Italian banking sector rose over 2%

The German DAX 30 index closed up 1.03%, at 24,217.37 points.

The French CAC 40 index closed up 0.72%, at 7,857.36 points.

The Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 1.23%, at 41,234.31 points, and the FTSE Italia All-Share Banks index closed up 2.26%.

The UK FTSE 100 index closed up 0.60%, at 9,136.32 points, while the FTSE 250 index closed down 0.72%, and the FTSE 350 index closed up 0.45%.

The Danish OMX Copenhagen 20 index closed down 11.90%. According to Bloomberg data, only six of the 20 constituent stocks closed up, with Novo Nordisk down 23.11%, Zealand Pharma down 6.94%, followed closely by shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk Class B shares down 1.85%, renewable energy company Vestas Wind Systems down 1.83%, and Ørsted down 1.73%, ranking seventh from the bottom; the Copenhagen 25 index closed down 3.77%.

The Dutch AEX index closed up 0.21%