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Shares of Novavax Inc. rose 3.5% to $7.97 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.5% to 21,996.34 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.4% to 46,669.88.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 33.4% 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 0.9% to $240.97, Pfizer Inc. fell 1.7% to $27.83, and Merck & Co. Inc. remained unchanged.
Trading volume totaled 2.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 06, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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