Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Barron's effect juiced by crude behavior

Over the weekend, Barron's got bullish on oil stocks with ties to the Bakken Shale of North Dakota. With crude oil near 102, Barron's timing could not be better. Here's how each of the five stocks have done since Monday's open, with closing prices on Tuesday and today.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) | 59.49 | 60.85 | 60.97
EOG Resources (EOG) | 100.27 | 108.23 | 105.68
Brigham Exploration (BEXP) | 7.13 | 7.28 | 7.38
Continental Resources (CLR) | 25.05 | 25.83 | 28.10
Marathon Oil (MRO) | 51.54 | 53.43 | 54.36

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