Novo Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy Are Shaking Up Stock Markets Again

  • Kidney-dialysis providers are latest to come under pressure
  • Food stocks fell last week on worries over impact on demand

An Ozempic needle injection pen.

Photographer: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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The disruptive impact on stock markets of Novo Nordisk A/S’s diabetes drugs is getting ever wider.

The Danish company, now Europe’s largest by market value, said late Tuesday it was halting a study which looked at the impact of its blockbuster Ozempic drug on kidney failure after it showed effectiveness surprisingly early.