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Shares of Novavax Inc. rallied 8.5% to $8.79 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.4% to 22,990.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.1% to 46,706.58.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 23.9% below its 52-week high of $11.55, which the company achieved on January 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.3% to $193.72, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.7% to $24.69, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 1.80% to $86.32.
Trading volume totaled 5.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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October 20, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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