Novo Nordisk shares climbed after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for the Danish drugmaker’s blockbuster Wegovy medicine to treat a serious fatty liver disease. Shares in Novo Nordisk rose as much as 5% in early European trading Monday,

Novo Nordisk share price rose nearly 5% on August 18, 2025. The hike came after the US Food and Drug Administration granted the company accelerated approval for

Novo Nordisk shares were climbing Monday after the Food and Drug Administration approved the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat a form of liver disease. The FDA approved Wegovy for use in what’s called noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis.