SLB stock slips 1.50% but outperforms key rivals

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6

Shares closed at $55.16, while Baker Hughes fell 1.64% and Halliburton dropped 3.16%; NOV rose 0.30% in Wednesday trading.
The decline came despite a broader market rally, with the S&P 500 up 1.46% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 1.24%.
SLB finished 3.57% below its 52-week high of $57.20 reached on May 1, and trading volume of 12.9 million was below its 50-day average.

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