Energy stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:
- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company (YZC): YZC stock is up 24.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Petrochina Company Limited (PTR): PTR stock is up 6.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT): BPT stock is up 3.5% today.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR.A): PBR.A stock is up 3.8% today.
- Cnooc Limited (CEO): CEO stock is up 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR): PBR stock is up 2.9% today.
- BP P.L.C. (BP): BP stock is up 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (SNP): SNP stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC): APC stock is up 0.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:
- Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B): RDS.B stock is down 6.7% today.
- Ultra Petroleum (UPL): UPL stock is down 4.5% today.
- Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP): CEQP stock is down 1.8% today.
- Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO): DO stock is down 2.2% today.
- Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS.A): RDS.A stock is down 3.1% today.
- Southwestern Energy Company (SWN): SWN stock is down 2.6% today.
- Ensco Plc (ESV): ESV stock is down 1.9% today.
- Peabody Energy Corp (BTU): BTU stock is down 4.1% today.
- RPC Inc (RES): RES stock is down 2.0% today.
- Encana Corp (ECA): ECA stock is down 1.7% 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.
