23/12/2024, 2:45:04 pm

European shares dip at the open; Novo Nordisk jumps

Europe's STOXX 600 opened lower at the start of a holiday-shortened week, after clocking its steepest weekly drop since early September, but a spike in Novo Nordisk limited the downside on the main stock index. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.2% as of 0810 GMT amid a light event calendar, with trading volumes expected to be low ahead of the Christmas break.