Marathon Petroleum Corp. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market - MarketWatch

Marathon Petroleum Corp. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market - MarketWatch

Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC, -0.09% slipped 0.09% to $153.63 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,

-1.47%
falling 1.47% to 4,698.35 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,

-1.27%
falling 1.27% to 37,082.00.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed $6.02 below its 52-week high ($159.65), which the company achieved on November 2nd.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -1.67% fell 1.67% to $101.27 and Chevron Corp.
CVX,

-0.92%
fell 0.92% to $150.25.

Trading volume (3.1 M) remained 30,200 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.

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