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title: "Celanese Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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# Celanese Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Celanese Corp. (CE) advanced 1.56% to $46.98 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

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

Celanese Corp. closed 33.55% below its 52-week high of $70.70, which the company reached on May 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 2.08% to $14.25, Westlake Corp. (WLK) fell 0.76% to $78.85, and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) fell 0.20% to $10.16.

Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 685,210 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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