DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ advanced 1.23% to $172.51 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.34% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.94% to 48,996.08.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 14.72% below its 52-week high of $202.30, which the company reached on November 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) fell 2.11% to $118.49, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ fell 0.86% to $155.20, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 3.14% to $183.86.
Trading volume (2.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 7, 2026.
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January 07, 2026 16:48 ET (21:48 GMT)
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