Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Climbs 6.3%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. advanced 6.3% to $420.15 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 50,926.56.

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

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 2.5% below its 52-week high of $431.08, which the company reached on September 21st.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. rose 0.7% to $163.82, Chevron Corp. rose 1.4% to $207.10, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 5.38% to $408.46.

Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.7 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 01, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)