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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. rallied 4.1% to $220.77 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.8% to 6,869.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 48,739.41.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $215.57, which the company reached on March 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Exxon Mobil Corp. fell 1.3% to $149.82, Chevron Corp. fell 1.5% to $186.03, and Valero Energy Corp. rose 3.62% to $225.60.
Trading volume totaled 3.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 04, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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