DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) advanced 2.28% to $397.77 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,673.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.18% to 52,786.07.
This was the stock's ninth consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 0.19% short of its 52-week high of $398.52, which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) rose 0.75% to $160.66, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.58% to $209.80, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 3.27% to $382.85.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 526,408 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 8, 2026.
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