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Shares of Novavax Inc. shed 4.3% to $6.42 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.5% to 17,461.32 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 40,527.62.
Novavax Inc. closed 73.1% below its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company reached on June 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.4% to $155.91, Pfizer Inc. rose 3.2% to $23.79, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 1.83% to $84.71.
Trading volume totaled 5.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 29, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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