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EOG Among Oil and Gas Operations' Biggest Movers on December 27, 2012

December 27, 2012 | Filed Under »
Tickers in this Article » SM, WLL, EQT, EOG, CXO, FANG, CLR
On a bad day for the market, the Nasdaq has declined 0.7%, the S&P 500 is trading down 0.8% and the Dow has fallen 0.6%.

The Oil and Gas Operations sector (DIG) is currently lagging behind the overall market, down 1.7%, and its current biggest movers are:
CompanyMarket CapPercentage Change
SM (NYSE:SM)$3.47 billion-2.4%
Whiting (NYSE:WLL)$5.06 billion-1.9%
EQT (NYSE:EQT)$8.83 billion-1.5%
EOG (NYSE:EOG)$32.93 billion-1.3%
Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO)$8.27 billion-1.1%
Diamondback Energy (Nasdaq:FANG)$689.8 million+1.1%
Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR)$13.5 billion-1%
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At $51.27, SM (NYSE:SM) has slipped 2.4%. The company's volume for the day so far is 138,786 shares.

Whiting (NYSE:WLL) is currently trading at a share price of $42.21, a 1.9% decline. At 447,943 shares, the company's volume so far today is in line with the current daily average.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) has decreased to $58.08 per share, a 1.5% fall. The company's volume for the day so far is 342,598 shares. At this rate, trading activity will likely be down from yesterday when 970,821 shares changed hands.

Currently trading at $119.92 per share, EOG (NYSE:EOG) has fallen 1.3%. The company's volume for the day so far is 519,385 shares, 0.3 times its average over the past three months.

Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO) is down 1.1% to reach $78.15 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 147,884 shares.

After rising 1.1%, Diamondback Energy (Nasdaq:FANG) is currently trading at a share price of $18.86. So far today, the company's volume is 36,585 shares, 0.1 times the average daily volume.

After a decline of 1%, Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR) has hit a share price of $72.21. The company is trading at a volume of 145,862 shares. This is on pace to fall short of yesterday's volume of 840,348 shares.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. However, these fundamental metrics must be analyzed with historic data, industry information in addition to firm specific financial statements.

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