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Shares of Novavax Inc. climbed 15.6% to $9.36 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.0% to 25,838.94 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2% to 49,910.59.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 21.8% 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 0.4% to $224.62, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.3% to $26.53, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 0.36% to $113.56.
Trading volume totaled 16.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 06, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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