Occidental Petroleum Corp. closed $19.55 short of its 52-week high ($71.19), which the company achieved on April 12th.

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Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY dropped 0.60% to $51.75 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.29% to 5,618.26 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.25% to 41,503.10. The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.