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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. rallied 3.6% to $410.84 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,585.73 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 52,093.11.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $409.50, which the company reached on September 14th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. rose 2.6% to $169.32, Chevron Corp. rose 2.6% to $217.77, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 3.68% to $397.04.

Trading volume totaled 2.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet