Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Advances 5.0%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. rallied 5.0% to $336.42 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 7,728.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 53,791.85.

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

Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $326.92, which the company achieved on July 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. remained unchanged, Chevron Corp. rose 0.9% to $196.66, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 2.85% to $323.92.

Trading volume totaled 3.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 11, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)