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Shares of Halliburton Co. rose 4.8% to $34.42 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,732.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Halliburton Co. closed 21.0% below its 52-week high of $43.59, which the company reached on May 20th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as ConocoPhillips rose 1.8% to $126.78, SLB Ltd. rose 3.3% to $53.77, and Devon Energy Corp. rose 3.29% to $45.85.
Trading volume totaled 10.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 12.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet