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Shares of Novavax Inc. rallied 6.6% to $7.45 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.2% to 19,529.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 42,762.87.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 61.8% below its 52-week high of $19.50, which the company achieved on June 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.9% to $155.03, Pfizer Inc. rose 1.0% to $23.35, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 1.74% to $78.97.
Trading volume totaled 7.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 06, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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