Novavax Inc. Stock Rallies 10.2%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Novavax Inc. surged 10.2% to $10.78 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.1% to 24,579.42 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 51,285.73.

Novavax Inc. closed 19.5% below its 52-week high of $13.39, which the company reached on October 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 1.4% to $276.22, Pfizer Inc. fell 0.2% to $29.39, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 0.14% to $146.73.

Trading volume totaled 6.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.9 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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November 06, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)