DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 4.88% to $8.81 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.64% to 19,756.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.24% to 44,025.81.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 63.08% short of its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.76% to $148.15, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.29% to $26.64, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.72% to $96.24.
Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2025.
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January 21, 2025 17:28 ET (22:28 GMT)
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