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Shares of APA Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200648444/composite APA +0.66% shed 6.24% to $40.45 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +3.06% falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +2.68% falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. APA Corp. closed $4.82 short of its 52-week high ($45.27), which the company achieved on May 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chevron Corp. /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX +1.64% fell 2.64% to $168.06, ConocoPhillips /zigman2/quotes/207605056/composite COP +3.44% fell 2.37% to $104.48, and EOG Resources Inc. /zigman2/quotes/204634330/composite EOG +3.19% fell 3.80% to $122.58. Trading volume (8.7 M) remained 521,108 below its 50-day average volume of 9.2 M.
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