Thursday Sector Leaders: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Rental, Leasing, & Royalty Stocks

In trading on Thursday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5.6%. Leading the group were shares of Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR), up about 30.8% and shares of Memorial Production Partners (MEMP) up about 24.8% on the day.