HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 01: An entrance to the ExxonMobil Spring campus is seen on February 01, ... [+] 2022 in Houston, Texas. ExxonMobil was the top-performing integrated supermajor in Q3 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 finished the third quarter of 2024 with a gain of 5.5%, with all three major U.S. indices recording quarterly advances, though the Nasdaq lagged behind.Typically, the S&P 500 is somewhere in the middle of the overall sector performances, but not this tim ...