Novo weighs, awaiting the Fed
STOXX 600 down 0.2%
Novo slips on Ozempic price cut concerns
Fed squarely in focus
Wal St futures steady
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NOVO WEIGHS, AWAITING THE FED
There were no big highlights at the open on Wednesday in Europe, with traders keeping the STOXX 600 .STOXX hovering near August's record peak, waiting to find out whether the Fed will kick off its easing cycle with a 25- or a 50-basis point rate cut.
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO was the biggest single negative weight on the region-wide index, down as much as 2.5%. Reports said its blockbuster Ozempic drug will likely be on the U.S. government's 2027 list of price negotiations.
Shares in Europe's largest company by market value are now 14% below their latest lifetime high set in June following a record breaking run. The broader healthcare .SXDP index was among the bottom performers of the STOXX, along with tech .SX8P.
Novo's drop also drove Copenhagen's blue chip index .OMXC20 into a 1.2% fall, underperforming an otherwise lacklustre performance across other country benchmarks. London's FTSE 100 .FTSE was down 0.3%.
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