By Stephen Nakrosis

Shares of several oil and gas companies were rising Monday, as crude prices continue to climb amid hopes that the U.S. and China will iron out their trade differences.

Among the gainers were Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR). Just before 1 p.m. EST, the company's shares were trading 9.63% higher, at $24.13. Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) was up 3.61%, at $12.48. Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) was trading 5.53% higher, at $22.34, and Occidental Petroleum shares were 4.75% higher, at $44.28. Chevron Corp. (CVX) was trading 4.53% higher, at $121.47, Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) shares were 10.19% higher at $2.32 and shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) were up 2.95% to $71.65.

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 04, 2019 13:20 ET (18:20 GMT)

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