Novo Nordisk’s sales jump 2.1% to £3.74 billion in the fiscal third quarter

Novo Nordisk (ETR: NOVC) said on Friday that its net profit in the fiscal third quarter came in better than expected. The company highlighted that patients in Europe and the United States stockpiled roughly £241.77 million worth of medicines in the fiscal first quarter amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that has so far infected more than 45 million people worldwide and caused over 1.18 million deaths. Shares of the company slid more than 1% in premarket trading on Friday. Novo Nordisk is now exchanging hands at £50.58 per share after recovering from £42.51 per share in March. The Danish multinational