DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Rises Monday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ inched 0.57% higher to $8.77 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.97% to 19,403.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.29% to 44,782.00.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed $15.09 short of its 52-week high ($23.86), which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.14% to $154.80, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.49% to $25.82, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.01% to $100.61.
Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 3.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 2, 2024.
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December 02, 2024 17:29 ET (22:29 GMT)
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