European shares gain on pharma boost; Fed policy decision on tap
The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3% at 0814 GMT, coming off a 6.7% jump last month – its biggest gain in any January since 2015 – on hopes of better-than-expected corporate earnings and signs of economic resilience.Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk rose 2.2%, and led the gains among healthcare stocks, on strong 2023 sales growth expectations.
