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Shares of Moderna Inc. advanced 6.1% to $46.60 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.8% to 22,753.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Moderna Inc. closed 15.6% short of its 52-week high of $55.20, which the company achieved on January 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.7% to $244.99, Pfizer Inc. remained unchanged, and Gilead Sciences Inc. fell 1.63% to $152.74.
Trading volume totaled 13.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 12.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 18, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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