DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ advanced 4.40% to $163.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.47% to 50,115.67.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 16.51% short of its 52-week high of $195.69, which the company reached on January 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 4.36% to $11.26, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 5.42% to $54.88, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.77% to $77.43.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 6, 2026.
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February 06, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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