Health-care companies rose after strong earnings from one obesity-drug maker.
Eli Lilly shares rose after it reiterated its forecast for 32% 2025 revenue growth, amid rising demand for its Zepbound and Mounjaro obesity drugs.
On Wednesday, Novo Nordisk calmed fears of slowing demand growth for the GLP-1 class of drugs, projecting a robust 20% increase in companywide sales at the midpoint of its 2025 projection.
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb fell after the cancer-drug maker's outlook lagged some Wall Street firms' targets.
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February 06, 2025 17:21 ET (22:21 GMT)
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