SLB stock rises for third day and outperforms competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
SLB stock rises for third day and outperforms competitors
9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
Shares gained 2.12% to $56.88 on Thursday, just 0.03% below the 52-week high of $56.90 reached on 24 April.
SLB beat peers Baker Hughes and Halliburton, which posted smaller gains, while NOV fell 1.45% during a broader market rally that lifted the S&P 500 1.02% and the Dow 1.62%.
Trading volume was 13.8 million shares, 4.1 million below its 50-day average of 17.8 million, suggesting the advance came on lighter-than-usual activity.
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