$ConocoPhillips (COP.US)$ Shares of the energy company rose ...

$ConocoPhillips(COP.US)$ Shares of the energy company rose over 3% the day after ConocoPhillips and Shell announced a $9.5 billion sale of West Texas oil field assets to ConocoPhillips. The deal gives ConocoPhillips an additional 225,000 acres of energy assets. The London-traded shares of Royal Dutch Shell also moved higher.