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Shares of Novavax Inc. rose 5.4% to $9.36 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.1% to 25,820.14 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 52,182.74.
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 rose 1.5% to $258.51, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.3% to $24.37, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 0.56% to $129.38.
Trading volume totaled 4.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 29, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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