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Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) shares are trading lower by 5.51% to $22.74. Shares of energy companies at large are trading lower Monday morning as oil prices drop following soft China factory data, which has pressured demand outlook.

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Industrial production grew by 3.8%, slightly lower than the 3.9% figure in June. Retail sales rose 2.7% in July compared with the same period in 2021, below the 5% growth forecast, per CNBC.

China’s central bank has also unexpectedly slashed a key policy interest rate for the first time since January, per Bloomberg. The People’s Bank of China reduced the rate on its one-year policy loans by 10 basis points to 2.75% on Monday.

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According to data from Benzinga Pro, Marathon Oil has a 52-week high of $33.24 and a 52-week low of $10.41.


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