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title: "Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) shares rose 1.76% to $259.53 on a mixed trading day, while the Dow Jones increased by 0.32% and the S&P 500 fell by 0.07%. This marks the second consecutive day of gains for MPC, which is 0.80% below its 52-week high of $261.61. Competitors Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Valero also saw stock increases of 1.63%, 2.63%, and 3.10%, respectively."
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# Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) advanced 1.76% to $259.53 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.07% to 7,403.05.

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

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 0.80% short of its 52-week high of $261.61, which the company achieved on May 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 1.63% to $160.49, Chevron Corp. (CVX) rose 2.63% to $196.12, and Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) rose 3.10% to $258.52.

Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 557,332 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2026.

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