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title: "Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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# Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) rose 2.35% to $128.75 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.38% to 7,543.59 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 52,508.27.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Albemarle Corp. closed 41.74% short of its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 6.91% to $11.29, Celanese Corp. (CE) fell 0.35% to $47.75, and Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) rose 0.03% to $67.23.

Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 201,015 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

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

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