DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 1.43% to $8.54 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.83% to 22,822.42 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 48,185.80.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 28.65% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.00% to $241.31, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.91% to $27.22, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.41% to $122.68.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 2.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 9, 2026.
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April 09, 2026 17:28 ET (21:28 GMT)
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