Why is Eli Lilly and Company stock up today?
September 2, 2026
Eli Lilly and Company
LLY · NYQ · USD
vs. prev. close $1,156.73
Last updated Sep 1, 2026 20:04
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LLY · 7 minutes ago
Eli Lilly and Company rises 0.28% as Motley Fool shapes the move
The stock is at $1160.00, a 0.28% move up versus the prior close of $1156.73. Two headlines stand out today: "This New Zepbound Study Could Be Great News for Eli Lilly Investors" and "Novo Nordisk Trades Nearly 58% Below GF Value as Wegovy Pill Launches in Germany". Taken together, the news tone looks mixed.
Market context matters here: S&P 500: -0.7%, Nasdaq: -1.0%, Dow Jones: -0.8%, Shanghai: +0.7%, Hang Seng: -1.0%, leaving the overall tape under pressure.
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This New Zepbound Study Could Be Great News for Eli Lilly Investors
Motley Fool·about 6 hours agoneutralNovo Nordisk Trades Nearly 58% Below GF Value as Wegovy Pill Launches in Germany
GuruFocus.com·about 7 hours agoneutral
Eli Lilly to Buy Immunology Biotech Merida Biosciences in $2.9B Deal
Zacks·about 8 hours agoneutral
Insurers Are Pulling Back From GLP-1 Drugs. The FDA Just Handed Eli Lilly Its Best Weapon Yet
24/7 Wall St.·about 10 hours agoneutral
Lilly to participate in Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
PR Newswire·about 11 hours agoneutral
GSK Stock Down 14% in Six Months: Time to Buy, Hold or Exit?
Zacks·about 11 hours agoneutralJim Cramer: This Little-Talked-About Drug Could Target the “Biggest Market of All Time” Aside From Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Drugs
24/7 Wall St.·about 12 hours agoneutral
Eli Lilly continues near-monthly M&A presence with $2.9bn Merida deal
Pharmaceutical Technology·about 14 hours agoneutral
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