DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) advanced 2.29% to $442.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $437.67, which the company achieved on October 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 0.26% to $164.05, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ fell 1.17% to $205.15, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.16% to $424.10.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 745,016 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.