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Shares of Albemarle Corp. rallied 4.5% to $176.88 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 6,963.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.8% to 49,191.99.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $169.62, which the company achieved on January 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 2.6% to $12.60, Celanese Corp. rose 0.5% to $45.88, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 0.48% to $68.07.
Trading volume totaled 3.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 13, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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