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Shares of CNOOC Ltd. advanced 2.9% to 24.18 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.2% to 25858.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
CNOOC Ltd. closed 22% short of its 52-week high of HK$30.98, which the company achieved March 23.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. rose 1.4% and PetroChina Co. Ltd. rose 2.2%.
Trading volume totaled 92.4 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 93.3 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet