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Shares of Moderna Inc. jumped 14.2% to $225.00 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.6% to 27,366.17 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.8% to 51,654.95.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Moderna Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $212.22, which the company achieved on October 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 1.9% to $261.44, Pfizer Inc. rose 1.7% to $28.28, and Gilead Sciences Inc. rose 2.77% to $151.17.
Trading volume totaled 28.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 21.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet