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Shares of Albemarle Corp. slid 5.3% to $78.79 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.8% to 6,358.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.1% to 45,010.29.
The stock's fall snapped a five-day winning streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 30.8% short of its 52-week high of $113.91, which the company reached on December 9th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as Avantor Inc. rose 4.5% to $13.60, Celanese Corp. rose 1.7% to $59.75, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.83% to $79.73.
Trading volume totaled 5.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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July 23, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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