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Shares of APA Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200648444/composite APA +0.66% advanced 2.06% to $41.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +3.06% rising 0.01% to 3,901.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +2.68% rising 0.03% to 31,261.90. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. APA Corp. closed $3.61 short of its 52-week high ($45.27), which the company achieved on May 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Chevron Corp. /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX +1.64% rose 0.58% to $167.82, ConocoPhillips /zigman2/quotes/207605056/composite COP +3.44% rose 0.39% to $105.02, and EOG Resources Inc. /zigman2/quotes/204634330/composite EOG +3.19% rose 0.29% to $122.05. Trading volume (8.3 M) remained 637,964 below its 50-day average volume of 8.9 M.
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