The shares are down 25% over the last year, compared to a 35% gain for Baytex and a flat performance from Enerplus.

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Chemicals will gain ground this year despite flat activity last year.

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In the U.S., retail sales came in flat for August after a 0.3% gain in July.

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At grade eight there has been little gain in math, and it's been flat in reading for a long time.

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Miners continue to underperform bullion, though, with the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF flat in the last three months compared with a 5% gain for the GLD gold ETF.

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The Baltic Dry Index, which measures shipping prices around the world, remained flat for most of the quarter, but surged toward the end of August, registering a 9% gain through Q3.

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