
U.S.-listed shares of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO rise over 11.4% to $53.61 in after-market trading
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill
Pill will be sold under the brand name Wegovy and launched in the U.S. next month
It could help open the door to tens of millions of untapped patients in a global market, forecast to be worth some $150 billion a year by next decade
Up to last close, NVO had fallen 44% YTD