Shares of Hess Corp. HES, -3.09% slipped 3.09% to $129.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.73% falling 0.73% to 3,934.38 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.90% falling 0.90% to 33,476.46. This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of losses. Hess Corp. closed $20.51 below its 52-week high ($149.83), which the company reached on November 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.84% fell 0.84% to $103.54 and Chevron Corp. CVX, -3.19% fell 3.19% to $168.00. Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 51,468 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.