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Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 8.3% to $197.75 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.2% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.8% to 49,447.43.
Albemarle Corp. closed 8.3% short of its 52-week high of $215.71, which the company achieved on April 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 3.1% to $8.52, Celanese Corp. fell 9.2% to $62.03, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.59% to $73.78.
Trading volume totaled 4.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 17, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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