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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 1.82% to $312.61 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.79% to 7,736.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.71% to 54,085.88.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 4.38% short of its 52-week high of $326.92, which the company achieved on July 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 0.71% to $153.96, Chevron Corp. (CVX) fell 1.44% to $190.40, and Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) rose 0.39% to $308.73.

Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 4, 2026.

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