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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) rallied 3.07% to $45.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Celanese Corp. closed 35.42% short of its 52-week high of $70.70, which the company reached on May 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) fell 1.37% to $13.66, Westlake Corp. (WLK) fell 0.80% to $79.55, and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) fell 0.19% to $10.30.

Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 769,378 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.

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

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