Novo Nordisk pre-market jumps as Ozempic shows better cardiovascular protection efficacy than Eli Lilly's old drug

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2025.09.18 10:50
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Novo Nordisk's stock price rose 6.01% in pre-market trading, marking the largest single-day increase in a month. The reason is that its diabetes drug Ozempic outperformed Eli Lilly's Trulicity in a survey of American patients, with Ozempic patients having a 23% lower risk of heart attack, stroke, or death. The study involved nearly 60,000 diabetes and heart disease patients, and Novo Nordisk announced the results at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference