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Shares of Novavax Inc. rallied 6.6% to $7.75 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.3% to 23,733.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 49,590.20.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 27.2% 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 2.6% to $209.72, Pfizer Inc. fell 0.8% to $25.27, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 1.21% to $109.19.
Trading volume totaled 3.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 12, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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