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Europe midday: Shares pause as Novo Nordisk, defence stocks, miners in focus

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 16 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - European markets were lower on Friday after a week of record highs as investors took a pause amid geopolitical tensions, while Novo Nordisk shares were in focus ahead of ⁠US prescription ‌data on the Danish ‍pharma giant's Wegovy weight loss pill.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was down...

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