Health-care companies rose after more promising data for the best-selling Glucagon-like Peptide inhibitor drugs.
Shares of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, the two leading producers of GLP-1 drugs, rallied after a study showed the weight-loss and diabetes drugs reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
Investment firm Bain Capital is in talks to acquire Mitsubishi Chemical Group's pharmaceutical business in a potential multibillion-dollar deal, a transaction that could accelerate the Japanese chemical giant's efforts to focus on key businesses.
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January 21, 2025 17:25 ET (22:25 GMT)
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