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Shares of CNOOC Ltd. rallied 2.7% to 30.38 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 0.9% to 25277.32.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
CNOOC Ltd. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of HK$30.04, which the company achieved March 16.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. remained unchanged and PetroChina Co. Ltd. rose 1.7%.
Trading volume totaled 256.7 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 140.8 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 04:32 ET (08:32 GMT)
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