Shares of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. CNQ shed 1.45% to C$44.15 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE falling 1.

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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. closed C$12.72 short of its 52-week high of C$56.50, which the company achieved on April 10th.