Oil & Gas active stocks: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), McDermott International (NYSE:MDR), Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT)

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL)’s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks in a note issued to investors on Thursday, American Banking News reports. They currently have a $63.00 price target on the stock. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) stock performance was -3.29% in last session and finished the day at $57.36. Traded volume was 11.21million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Oil & Gas active stocks: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), McDermott International (NYSE:MDR), Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT)

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Basic Material Active Stocks: Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) was upgraded to a market perform rating by research analysts at Cowen and Company. The price recovery in the Potash market and growth in the Nitrogen market will benefit the company’s top line. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) stock performance was -2.48% in last session and finished the day at $35.32. Traded volume was 8.21million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

Basic Material Active Runners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors bought 9,887 put options on the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. This represents an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average daily volume of 4,752 put options. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) stock performance was -0.56% in last session and finished the day at $22.94. Traded volume was 12.03million shares in … Continue reading Basic Material Active Runners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)