DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rallied 1.08% to $244.87 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 6.40% below its 52-week high of $261.61, which the company reached on May 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) fell 1.37% to $144.57, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ fell 0.48% to $181.62, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.99% to $241.06.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 390,201 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 16:46 ET (20:46 GMT)
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