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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. advanced 4.0% to $476.98 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,805.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 51,670.10.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $470.00, which the company achieved on October 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. rose 1.1% to $174.08, Chevron Corp. rose 1.3% to $217.73, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 4.69% to $456.46.
Trading volume totaled 1.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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