Novo Nordisk ( NVO -2.98%) stock is in a funk. Shares of the GLP-1 diet drug manufacturer have been sliding all week long, beginning with a 3% decline on Monday from last Friday's close, and falling another 2.6% through 10:10 a.m. ET on Thursday.

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Novo Nordisk stock gained, lifted by strong sales growth and guidance from the maker of Wegovy and Ozempic. Shares in Novo, one of Europe's largest listed companies, advanced nearly 3% in Denmark. Dig

Shares of Novo Nordisk ( NVO 4.37%) were moving higher on Wednesday. The company's stock gained 4.9% as of 1:50 p.m. ET, but gained as much as 5.8% earlier in the day. The leg up comes as the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.26%) gained 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC 0.02%) lost 0.1% on the day.