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Shares of Novavax Inc. jumped 13.6% to $10.46 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.2% to 26,656.18 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 50,461.68.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 12.6% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson fell 0.6% to $230.18, Pfizer Inc. fell 0.2% to $25.85, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 2.20% to $119.72.
Trading volume totaled 8.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 26, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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