- Oil and gas names continue to surge following the news that OPEC will cut production.
- Among the 36 energy stocks in the benchmark SPDR Energy ETF, 13 are up by at least 10%: MRO +21.6%, RIG +19.6%, MUR +15.7%, DVN +15.2%, NFX +15.2%, HES +14.8%, APC +13.6%, HAL +13.6%, CXO +11.3%, XEC +10.9%, EOG +10.5%, COP +10.4%, CHK +10%.
- Continental Resources (CLR +23.6%) soars to a 52-week high, making founder and CEO Harold Hamm, already the wealthiest U.S. energy billionaire, another $3B richer.
- Offshore drillers are broadly sporting double-digit gains: ESV +24.8%, ATW +20.6%, RIGP +18.7%, SDRL +16.5%, DO +15.7%, RDC +15%.
- "For all E&P stocks, this is a bullish call for sure, because price is directly correlated with cash flow," says Luana Siegfried, energy equity research associate at Raymond James, which sees U.S. crude reaching $60/bbl by year-end.
- MarketWatch's Philip van Doorn writes that pending earnings estimate increases from analysts ought to set a floor under the energy sector and support even higher prices for oil stocks.