Moderna Inc. Stock Climbs 12.3%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Moderna Inc. jumped 12.3% to $172.94 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.3% to 27,122.09 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 52,048.83.

Moderna Inc. closed 2.1% short of its 52-week high of $176.66, which the company reached on August 19th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson fell 0.2% to $269.47, Pfizer Inc. rose 0.3% to $27.74, and Gilead Sciences Inc. rose 0.30% to $150.56.

Trading volume totaled 20.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 17.9 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 21, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)