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Shares of Novavax Inc. slid 7.4% to $7.11 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.4% to 18,872.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.9% to 41,860.44.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 70.2% below its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as Johnson & Johnson fell 0.3% to $153.18, Pfizer Inc. fell 2.0% to $23.04, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 1.27% to $76.98.
Trading volume totaled 10.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 8.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 21, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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