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title: "Celanese Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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# Celanese Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Celanese Corp. (CE) advanced 1.88% to $43.95 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.

Celanese Corp. closed 37.84% below its 52-week high of $70.70, which the company reached on May 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) fell 1.35% to $13.18, Westlake Corp. (WLK) fell 1.61% to $77.47, and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) remained unchanged.

Trading volume (3.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.

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