DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 2.99% to $10.32 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.27% to 26,549.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.19% to 52,475.10.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 22.90% short of its 52-week high of $13.39, which the company reached on October 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.86% to $271.04, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.17% to $29.45, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.63% to $140.93.
Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 28, 2026.
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