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Obesity-Drugs Focused Stocks Tumble On Wednesday - What's Going On With Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Viking Therapeutics, Structure Therapeutics?

Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY), Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO), Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX), and Structure Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:GPCR) stocks are trading lower on Wednesday. What happened? Earlier on Wednesday, Roche Holdings AG (OTC:RHHBY) announced topline results from two arms of an ongoing multi-part Phase 1 clinical trial for CT-996 for type 2 diabetes and obesity. The data showed that treatment with CT-996 in participants with obesity and without type 2 diabetes resulted in a clinically meaningful placebo-adjusted mean weight loss of -6.1% within four weeks. This data is better compared to existing competitors. Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Could Become A ...