DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ inched 0.58% higher to $8.68 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 42,342.24 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.10% to 19,372.77.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed $15.18 below its 52-week high ($23.86), which the company reached on June 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.81% to $143.58, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.46% to $25.77, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.20% to $99.52.
Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 19, 2024.
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December 19, 2024 17:36 ET (22:36 GMT)
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