DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rose 2.20% to $168.35 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,869.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 48,739.41.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 18.28% short of its 52-week high of $206.00, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 1.48% to $8.65, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 0.33% to $51.15, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ fell 0.96% to $73.45.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 603,631 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 4, 2026.
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March 04, 2026 17:11 ET (22:11 GMT)
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