Energy stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:
- Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): MPC stock is up 2.8% today.
- Pdc Energy Inc (PDCE): PDCE stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Noble Corp (NE): NE stock is up 2.8% today.
- Atwood Oceanics (ATW): ATW stock is up 2.6% today.
- Tesoro Petroleum Corp (TSO): TSO stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Concho Resources Inc (CXO): CXO stock is up 2.5% today.
- Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc (LPI): LPI stock is up 2.4% today.
- Kodiak Oil (KOG): KOG stock is up 2.2% today.
- Seadrill Limited (SDRL): SDRL stock is up 2.2% today.
- Newfield Exploration Company (NFX): NFX stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR): PBR stock is down 1.4% today.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR.A): PBR.A stock is down 1.3% today.
- Ross Group Plc (RGP): RGP stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Enbridge Energy L.P. (EEP): EEP stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Pengrowth Energy Corp (PGH): PGH stock is down 0.5% today.
- Wpx Energy Inc. Common Stock W (WPX): WPX stock is down 0.5% today.
- Peabody Energy Corp (BTU): BTU stock is down 0.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Semgroup Corp (SEMG): SEMG stock is down 0.4% today.
- Tesoro Logistics LP Common Unit (TLLP): TLLP stock is down 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Chevron Corp (CVX): CVX stock is down 0.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
