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Shares of Novavax Inc. advanced 5.0% to $9.63 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.4% to 23,601.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 49,412.40.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 9.5% short of its 52-week high of $10.64, which the company achieved on August 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.6% to $221.49, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.9% to $25.88, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 0.72% to $107.40.
Trading volume totaled 6.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 26, 2026 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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