Novartis stock jumped Tuesday after the drugmaker topped first-quarter sales and earnings forecasts, and raised its full-year outlook.
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Tuesday.
European stocks scaled to their highest levels in more than a week on Tuesday, driven by the healthcare and technology sector, as investors found comfort in upbeat corporate earnings, while the UK's FTSE 100 Index climbed to hit an all-time peak. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.6%, as of 0838 GMT, boosted by a nearly 0.9% jump in healthcare stocks .