Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Advances 7.4%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. rallied 7.4% to $320.32 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 7,753.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 53,975.98.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 2.0% below its 52-week high of $326.92, which the company reached on July 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. rose 4.4% to $159.79, Chevron Corp. rose 4.5% to $194.91, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 5.58% to $314.95.

Trading volume totaled 3.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 10, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)