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Shares of CNOOC Ltd. rallied 3.6% to 24.24 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 1.1% to 25652.82.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
CNOOC Ltd. closed 22% below 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. fell 0.2% and PetroChina Co. Ltd. rose 1.8%.
Trading volume totaled 79.2 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 85.6 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet