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title: "Halliburton Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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# Halliburton Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Halliburton Co. (HAL) advanced 1.91% to $35.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Halliburton Co. closed 18.12% below its 52-week high of $43.59, which the company reached on May 20th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as ConocoPhillips (COP) rose 3.30% to $134.89, SLB Ltd. (SLB) remained unchanged, and Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) rose 2.30% to $49.30.

Trading volume (11.6 M) remained 268,578 below its 50-day average volume of 11.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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