These energy stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 when OPEC rolls over policy
Some energy stocks could be poised to outperform the market in the wake of OPEC's latest policy decision.

The 14-member producer group on Thursday extended for nine months a deal with other major exporters to cut 1.8 million barrels a day from the market to shrink global stockpiles of crude oil.

CNBC ran a study to see how energy stocks perform a month after OPEC rolls over its policy on pumping crude oil, using hedge fund analytics tool Kensho.

In about 14 instances after OPEC maintained the status quo, the energy sector has traded roughly in line with the broader index. But a number of constituents in the sector have outperformed on average across those cases.

Since 2010, a dozen stocks in the Energy Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund, or XLE, have outperformed the S&P 500, according to Kensho.