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Shares of Devon Energy Corp. rose 3.3% to $45.85 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,732.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Devon Energy Corp. closed 13.0% below its 52-week high of $52.71, which the company achieved on March 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as EOG Resources Inc. rose 0.8% to $142.61, Occidental Petroleum Corp. rose 1.1% to $58.36, and Diamondback Energy Inc. rose 1.48% to $202.47.
Trading volume totaled 8.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 12.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet