On October 1, Marathon Petroleum rose 3.06% in regular trading, trading at $407.22/share, with turnover of $82.54 million. The gain came amid a broad rally across the refining sector, driven by a 2.00% surge in WTI crude oil futures to $91.30/barrel on escalating Middle Eastern security concerns and tightening global supplies.

Market reports indicate that physical crude fundamentals remain supportive, with high refinery utilization rates and global commercial inventories sitting below historical averages sustaining upward price momentum. Marathon Petroleum itself reported Q2 refinery utilization at 94% with throughput of 2.9 million barrels per day, while Q2 adjusted EPS of $17.73 crushed the $13.73 consensus estimate by 29%. Multiple Wall Street firms have recently lifted price targets sharply, with Piper Sandler at $462, UBS at $450, and Jefferies at $413, all maintaining buy-equivalent ratings.

Within the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing sector, stocks moved broadly higher. Among individual names, PBF Energy rose 3.7%, Valero gained 2.67%, HF Sinclair Corporation added 2.46%, Phillips 66 climbed 1.65%, and Delek US rose 0.49%.

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