In the latest trading session, Novartis (NVS) closed at $101.37, marking a +0.66% move from the previous day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.12%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.41%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the drugmaker had lost 0.32% over the past month. This has lagged the Medical sector's gain of 3.03% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.7% in that time.The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of No ...