DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ advanced 2.91% to $220.35 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.63% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 49,149.38.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 13.85% short of its 52-week high of $255.77, which the company achieved on March 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 0.46% to $148.36, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 1.49% to $185.98, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 3.14% to $233.39.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 1.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 21, 2026.
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April 21, 2026 16:46 ET (20:46 GMT)
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