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title: "Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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# Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) shed 2.14% to $118.20 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.19% to 7,443.28 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 51,839.26.

Albemarle Corp. closed 46.52% short of its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) fell 3.70% to $10.66, Celanese Corp. (CE) fell 2.49% to $44.56, and Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) fell 0.76% to $68.08.

Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 203,411 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

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

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