Novavax Inc. stock rises Monday, outperforms market

Novavax Inc. shares rose 0.83% to $6.09 Monday on a mixed trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was +0.60% and rose 0.60% to 32.432.08, while the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP fell 0.47% to 11.768.84. This stock saw its second consecutive day of gains. Novavax Inc. closed $76.21 lower than its 52-week high ($82.30), reached by the company on March 30th.

The stock had mixed results Monday compared to its competitors. Johnson & Johnson JNJ rose 0.43% at $153.30 and Pfizer Inc. PFE fell 0.42% at $40.22. Merck & Co. Inc. MRK rose 2.03% to $106.93. The trading volume (3.0M) was still 3.6 million lower than its 50-day average volume (6.6 M).