DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rallied 1.10% to $120.78 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.01% to 7,457.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,146.42.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 45.35% short of its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 1.69% to $11.07, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 0.17% to $45.70, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ fell 0.81% to $68.60.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 120,897 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2026.
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July 17, 2026 17:13 ET (21:13 GMT)
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