SM Energy (SM) closed the most recent trading day at $45.49, moving +0.15% from the previous trading session. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.5% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.28%.Shares of the independent oil and gas company witnessed a gain of 4.03% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Oils-Energy sector with its loss of 10.92% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.1%.Market participants will be closely following the fi ...