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Shares of Albemarle Corp. slid 3.6% to $144.58 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 6,905.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 48,461.93.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 4.9% below its 52-week high of $152.08, which the company reached on December 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 0.4% to $11.38, Celanese Corp. rose 0.1% to $42.89, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.31% to $63.72.
Trading volume totaled 2.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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December 29, 2025 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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