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Shares of Diamondback Energy Inc. rose 5.8% to $198.97 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 7,753.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 53,975.98.
Diamondback Energy Inc. closed 7.2% below its 52-week high of $214.51, which the company reached on May 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as EOG Resources Inc. rose 5.6% to $142.22, Devon Energy Corp. rose 5.5% to $45.36, and Occidental Petroleum Corp. rose 4.90% to $58.65.
Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet