Albemarle Corp. Stock Rallies 5.5%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. rose 5.5% to $125.42 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.9% to 53,885.10.

Albemarle Corp. closed 43.2% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 1.3% to $13.18, Celanese Corp. rose 1.9% to $43.95, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.20% to $73.50.

Trading volume totaled 4.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 06, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)