Devon Energy Corp. shares are currently trading down about 2.4% on the day.

FORBES: DVN Stock Crowded With Sellers

Devon Energy Corp. shares are currently trading up about 1.8% on the day.

FORBES: Bullish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - DVN

In the past couple of years Chinese state energy firms have struck multi-billion-dollar shale deals in America with Chesapeake Energy, mainly for shale oil, and with Devon Energy Corp for gas.

ECONOMIST: Global reserves

In the case of Devon Energy Corp.

FORBES: DVN Stock Crowded With Sellers

Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in trading today Schlumberger Ltd. ( NYSE: SLB) is off about 1.4%, ConocoPhillips ( NYSE: COP) is off about 0.9%, and Devon Energy Corp. ( NYSE: DVN) is lower by about 2%.

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Among the largest underlying components of IXC, in trading today Devon Energy Corp. ( NYSE: DVN) is up about 2.2%, EOG Resources, Inc. ( NYSE: EOG) is up about 2.4%, and Hess Corp ( NYSE: HES) is up by about 2.6%.

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The investors in the third quarter bought four new stocks: Devon Energy ( DVN), Comerica Inc. ( CMA), Alleghany Corp. ( Y) and White Mountains Insurance Group ( WTM).

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