Halliburton Up Nearly 7%, Best Performer in the S&P 500 Today -- Data Talk

Halliburton Co. (HAL) is currently at $23.21, up $1.46 or 6.71%

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Nov. 30, 2016, when it rose 11.09%

-- Currently up two consecutive days; up 7.06% over this period

-- Earlier Monday, Halliburton reported second-quarter profit of $75 million, or nine cents a share, down from $511 million, or 58 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding impairments and after other adjustments, Halliburton reported a profit of 35 cents a share, five cents more than expectations of analysts polled by FactSet

-- Halliburton CEO Jeff Miller says the market for large, offshore energy projects is gaining momentum

-- Best two day stretch since the two days ending Jan. 23, 2018, when it rose 7.21%

-- Up 2.07% month-to-date

-- Down 12.68% year-to-date

-- Down 68.64% from its all-time closing high of $74.02 on July 23, 2014

-- Traded as high as $23.55

-- Up 8.28% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since Nov. 30, 2016, when it rose as much as 14.92%

-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Third most active stock in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 10:16:47 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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