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Shares of Albemarle Corp. slipped 7.2% to $156.48 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.2% to 6,798.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 48,908.72.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 20.0% below its 52-week high of $195.69, which the company achieved on January 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 3.1% to $10.79, Celanese Corp. fell 1.4% to $52.06, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 3.07% to $76.08.
Trading volume totaled 3.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 05, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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