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Shares of Novavax Inc. climbed 15.0% to $7.74 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index remaining mostly unchanged at 19,215.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 42,792.07.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 67.6% below its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company reached on June 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.8% to $152.49, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.7% to $23.00, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 1.54% to $77.23.
Trading volume totaled 83.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.9 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 19, 2025 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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