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Shares of Novavax Inc. advanced 6.3% to $10.97 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.2% to 26,972.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 51,032.46.
Novavax Inc. closed 8.4% 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 2.4% to $225.33, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.2% to $26.18, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 0.98% to $118.72.
Trading volume totaled 7.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 29, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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