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Shares of Albemarle Corp. rose 5.7% to $177.06 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 6,556.37 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 46,124.06.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 14.0% short of its 52-week high of $206.00, which the company reached on February 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 1.8% to $7.73, Celanese Corp. rose 8.3% to $60.80, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 2.85% to $69.95.
Trading volume totaled 2.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 24, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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