DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ advanced 1.74% to $314.08 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 3.93% short of its 52-week high of $326.92, which the company achieved on July 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. $(XOM)$ rose 0.14% to $156.97, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.23% to $192.31, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 3.45% to $311.71.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 374,357 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.