08:57 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) 0.3% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.2%.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it has rebranded its oral semaglutide medication for type 2 diabetes, formerly known as Rybelsus, as Ozempic.

Novo Nordisk ADR

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43,74

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3,60%

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1 år

Novo Nordisk B

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278,00

1 dag %

2,11%
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