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Shares of CNOOC Ltd. shed 1.2% to 23.96 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 0.8% to 25440.17.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
CNOOC Ltd. closed 23% short of its 52-week high of HK$30.98, which the company achieved March 23.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. fell 1.3% and PetroChina Co. Ltd. fell 2.3%.
Trading volume totaled 31.7 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 85.5 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet