Energy stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:
- Petrochina Company Limited (PTR): PTR stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wpx Energy Inc. Common Stock W (WPX): WPX stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR.A): PBR.A stock is up 2.4% today.
- Sm Energy Company (SM): SM stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Tidewater Inc (TDW): TDW stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR): PBR stock is up 1.5% today.
- Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (BCEI): BCEI stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cnooc Limited (CEO): CEO stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company (YZC): YZC stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Weatherford International Ltd (WFT): WFT stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:
- Compagnie Generale De Gephysqu (CGG): CGG stock is down 3.1% today.
- Helmerich & Payne (HP): HP stock is down 2.5% today.
- Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (CPPL): CPPL stock is down 1.8% today.
- Williams Companies (WMB): WMB stock is down 1.1% today.
- Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP): HEP stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Enbridge Energy L.P. (EEP): EEP stock is down 0.8% today.
- Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. (MMP): MMP stock is down 0.4% today.
- Tesoro Petroleum Corp (TSO): TSO stock is down 0.5% today.
- Tesoro Logistics LP Common Unit (TLLP): TLLP stock is down 0.5% today.
- Enbridge Energy Management Llc (EEQ): EEQ stock is down 0.3% 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.
