Occidental Petroleum Corp. and marathon Petroleum  stock outperforms

The Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. surged  1.01% to $24.90 Monday. This proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.18% to 4,187.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.18% to 33,981.57. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. closed $7.62 short of its 52-week high $32.52, which the company achieved on March 5th.The stock showed a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM rose 0.20% to $55.68, Chevron Corp. CVX fell 0.03% to $101.52, and ConocoPhillips COP rose 1.07% to $50.25. Trading volume remained 6.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 18.8 M.

Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. inched 0.51% higher to $53.27 Monday. This proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.18% to 4,187.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.18% to 33,981.57. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed $6.66 below its 52-week high , which the company reached on March 11th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday. Trading volume remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.Shares of ConocoPhillips COP rose 1.07% to $50.25 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.18% to 4,187.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.18% to 33,981.57.