Marathon Petroleum Corp. stock outperforms market on strong trading day - MarketWatch
Marathon Petroleum Corp. stock outperforms market on strong trading day - MarketWatch
Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC inched 0.80% higher to $152.08 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.42% to 4,774.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.43% to 37,545.33.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
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