DJ Celanese Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ advanced 2.18% to $69.24 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 49,499.27.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Celanese Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $68.77, which the company reached on April 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 1.73% to $7.96, Westlake Corp. $(WLK)$ fell 0.25% to $114.99, and Huntsman Corp. $(HUN)$ rose 1.81% to $14.63.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 847,956 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 1, 2026.
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