DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ advanced 1.58% to $267.21 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.74% to 7,553.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 50,687.07.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $264.84, which the company achieved on June 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 1.99% to $152.53, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 1.15% to $189.71, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.24% to $261.45.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 14,940 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 3, 2026.
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June 03, 2026 16:43 ET (20:43 GMT)
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