Occidental Petroleum (OXY) closed at $51.58 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.45% move from the prior day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.03%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.56%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the oil and gas exploration and production company had gained 2.89% over the past month. This has outpaced the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 10.96% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.39% in that time.The investment commu ...