DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 3.27% to $8.85 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.77% to 19,621.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.80% to 42,732.13.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed $15.01 short of its 52-week high ($23.86), which the company reached on June 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.12% to $144.19, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.08% to $26.59, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.03% to $99.14.
Trading volume (3.2 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 3, 2025.
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January 03, 2025 17:36 ET (22:36 GMT)
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