Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.76% shed 0.76% to $63.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.72% rising 0.72% to 4,682.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.50% rising 0.50% to 36,100.31. Exxon Mobil Corp. closed $2.56 below its 52-week high ($66.38), which the company reached on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chevron Corp. CVX, +0.06% rose 0.06% to $114.23. Trading volume (18.1 M) remained 2.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 20.7 M.