DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rose 3.52% to $348.25 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.26% to 7,748.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.04% to 53,770.27.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $336.45, which the company reached on August 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. $(XOM)$ fell 0.03% to $159.75, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ fell 0.03% to $196.60, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.94% to $330.21.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 12, 2026.
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