1413 GMT - European pharma stocks are lagging behind the broader market, but the sector should benefit as investors start to look for trades beyond big tech, Intron Health's Naresh Chouhan and Dominic Rose say in a research note. This year's underperformance came after pricing deals with the Trump administration at the end of last year boosted the sector, Intron says. "We do not believe investors have fallen out of love with pharma, it is just that many believe the sector is up with events for now," the analysts say. Upcoming strategy updates from companies like GSK, Novo Nordisk and Roche, and potential gains from AI should help pharma stocks, they add. Intron says it favors UCB, AstraZeneca, Roche and Novartis in the near term. The Stoxx Europe 600 Health Care index rises 0.3%. (adria.calatayud@wsj.com)
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July 17, 2026 10:13 ET (14:13 GMT)
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