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Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 1.8% to $142.01 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 6,896.24 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 48,367.06.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 6.6% below its 52-week high of $152.08, which the company achieved on December 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 0.8% to $11.47, Celanese Corp. fell 0.2% to $42.80, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.96% to $64.33.
Trading volume totaled 1.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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December 30, 2025 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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