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Shares of Novavax Inc. rose 6.2% to $9.23 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.3% to 22,682.73 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 49,395.16.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 13.3% short of its 52-week high of $10.64, which the company reached on August 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.8% to $246.91, Pfizer Inc. fell 1.9% to $26.86, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 0.16% to $121.86.
Trading volume totaled 3.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 19, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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