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title: "Celanese Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Celanese Corp. (CE) shares fell 4.40% to $57.33 on Thursday, underperforming against competitors despite a positive market session. The S&P 500 rose 0.77% and the Dow Jones increased by 0.75%. Celanese's stock is 18.91% below its 52-week high of $70.70 reached on May 5th. Competitors like Avantor Inc. (AVTR) saw a rise of 0.89%, while Westlake Corp. (WLK) and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) experienced slight declines. Trading volume for Celanese was 1.5 million, below its 50-day average of 2.5 million."
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# Celanese Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Celanese Corp. (CE) shed 4.40% to $57.33 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.

Celanese Corp. closed 18.91% short of its 52-week high of $70.70, which the company reached on May 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 0.89% to $7.94, Westlake Corp. (WLK) fell 0.80% to $91.53, and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) fell 0.56% to $14.31.

Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.

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