DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rose 1.28% to $236.24 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $236.11, which the company reached on March 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) fell 0.77% to $157.59, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.32% to $198.61, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.06% to $238.46.
Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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