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Shares of CNOOC Ltd. rallied 2.5% to 23.26 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.5% to 25668.03.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
CNOOC Ltd. closed 25% short of its 52-week high of HK$30.98, which the company reached March 23.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. rose 2.2% and PetroChina Co. Ltd. rose 1.0%.
Trading volume totaled 68.1 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 88.1 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet