The price of bitcoin<\/a> was last lower by 2% at $115,255.70, after touching a new all-time high<\/a> last week \u2013 its fourth one this year \u2013 at $124,496. At one point, it fell as low as $114,706. Ether<\/a> slid 4% to $4,283.15\u00a0after coming within spitting distance of its roughly $4,800 record last week.<\/p>\n Crypto related stocks were under pressure premarket, led by ether treasury stocks. Bitmine Immersion<\/a> was down 6% and SharpLink Gaming<\/a> fell 3%. Crypto exchange Bullish<\/a>, which made its public trading debut last week<\/a>, was also lower by 3%.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tanaya Macheel<\/p>\n Novo Nordisk rises on U.S. Wegovy approval to treat ‘MASH’<\/p>\n Shares of Novo Nordisk<\/a> rose more than 4% in the premarket after the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the company’s Wegovy drug to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or “MASH,” in adults with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis. <\/p>\n \u00a0“MASH represents a significant health burden, with one in three people with overweight or obesity worldwide affected. In the US alone, around 22 million people are estimated to live with MASH. With the approval of Wegovy\u00a0for MASH, we provide a new treatment to people living with MASH that not only halts the disease activity but helps reverse the damage caused to the liver,” Novo Nordisk chief science officer Holst Lange said in a statement. <\/p>\n Stock Chart IconStock chart icon NVO 5-day chart<\/p>\n Asia-Pacific markets close mostly higher as investors await U.S.-Ukraine talks<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 28, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brian Snyder | Reuters<\/p>\n Asia-Pacific markets<\/a> mostly rose Monday\u00a0as investors awaited talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n The U.S.-Russia summit on ending the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow concluded without a ceasefire deal on Friday.<\/p>\n Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0benchmark climbed 0.77% to end the day at an all-time high of 43,714.31, with gains led by the consumer cyclicals, healthcare and industrials sectors.<\/p>\n The best-performing stocks were Suzuki Motor Corp<\/a>, which surged 10.2%, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings<\/a>, which advanced 7.79% and CyberAgent Inc<\/a>, which added 7.67%, according to LSEG data.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Japan’s broader Topix index closed 0.43% higher at 3,120.96.<\/p>\n In South Korea, the\u00a0Kospi<\/a>\u00a0index reversed course from gains in the previous two sessions and ended the day 1.5% lower at 3,177.28, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 2.11% 798.05.<\/p>\n Mainland China’s\u00a0CSI 300<\/a>\u00a0rose 0.88% to end the day at 4,239.41, its highest level since October 2024, while Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng Index<\/a>\u00a0fell 0.37% to 25,176.85.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Taiex index added 0.61% to end the day at 24,482.52, topping its previous record close in July 2024.<\/p>\n![\"hide](\"https:\/\/static-redesign.cnbcfm.com\/dist\/a54b41835a8b60db28c2.svg\")
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