DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ advanced 2.98% to $181.09 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,926.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 49,149.63.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 10.48% below its 52-week high of $202.30, which the company achieved on November 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 2.89% to $130.20, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 2.06% to $167.24, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 2.62% to $186.51.
Trading volume (2.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 14, 2026.
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