Shares of Hess Corp. HES, -0.03% slumped 0.03% to $148.58 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.14% rising 0.14% to 4,781.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.30% rising 0.30% to 37,656.52.
The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Hess Corp. closed $19.17 below its 52-week high ($167.75), which the company reached on October 19th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.47% fell 0.47% to $101.66 and Chevron Corp. CVX, -0.33% fell 0.33% to $151.91.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.