DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rose 1.46% to $165.76 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.47% to 6,964.82 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,135.87.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Albemarle Corp. closed 15.29% below its 52-week high of $195.69, which the company achieved on January 27th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 0.27% to $11.23, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 0.27% to $55.03, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.23% to $78.38.

Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 936,643 below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 9, 2026.

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February 09, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)

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