** Shares of top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum MPC.N rise 2% to $150 premarket
** Co Q4 reports adj. EPS of 77 cents vs. analysts' avg. est. of 2 cents - LSEG data
** Midstream segment posted adj. core profit of $1.71 bln vs $1.57 bln a year earlier
** However, refining and marketing margin fell to $12.93/bbl from $17.81/bbl in Q4 2023
** As of last close, MPC up 5.4% YTD
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru)
((Seher.Dareen@thomsonreuters.com))
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