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Shares of Albemarle Corp. advanced 8.1% to $67.99 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.5% to 6,227.42 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 44,484.42.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 40.3% short of its 52-week high of $113.91, which the company reached on December 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Avantor Inc. fell 0.2% to $13.89, Celanese Corp. rose 4.3% to $60.62, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 2.20% to $79.92.
Trading volume totaled 4.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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July 02, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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