Halliburton Co. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Halliburton Co. HAL, dropped 0.46% to $40.79 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, falling 1.47% to 4,273.53 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 1.14% to 33,618.88. Halliburton Co. closed $2.63 below its 52-week high ($43.42), which the company achieved on January 18th. Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as ConocoPhillips COP, fell 0.77% to $120.14, Schlumberger Ltd. SLB, fell 1.19% to $59.13, and Devon Energy Corp. DVN,...