Energy stocks finished up 1.8% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:
- Pdc Energy Inc (PDCE): PDCE stock is up 7.2% today.
- Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc (LPI): LPI stock is up 6.3% today.
- Noble Corp (NE): NE stock is up 5.8% today.
- Qep Resources (QEP): QEP stock is up 5.1% today.
- Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (BCEI): BCEI stock is up 4.8% today.
- Peabody Energy Corp (BTU): BTU stock is up 4.9% today.
- Linn Energy Llc (LINE): LINE stock is up 4.5% today.
- Helmerich & Payne (HP): HP stock is up 4.4% today.
- Eqt Corp (EQT): EQT stock is up 4.4% today.
- Encana Corp (ECA): ECA stock is up 4.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:
- Alliance Holdings Gp L.P. (AHGP): AHGP stock is down 2.3% today.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR): PBR stock is down 1.4% today and down 25.3% in the last month.
- Petrobras Argentina S.A. (PZE): PZE stock is down 1.4% today.
- Bristow Group Inc (BRS): BRS stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Rose Rock Midstream L.P. (RRMS): RRMS stock is down 0.9% today.
- Tesoro Petroleum Corp (TSO): TSO stock is down 0.7% today.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR.A): PBR.A stock is down 0.7% today and down 25.8% in the last month.
- Cvr Energy Inc (CVI): CVI stock is down 0.6% today.
- Access Midstream Partners L.P. (ACMP): ACMP stock is down 0.8% today.
- IHS Inc (IHS): IHS stock is down 0.7% today.
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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.
