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Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 9.4% to $158.93 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.6% to 6,832.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.3% to 49,451.98.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 18.8% short of its 52-week high of $195.69, which the company reached on January 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 5.2% to $9.14, Celanese Corp. fell 2.9% to $58.82, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 1.91% to $79.81.
Trading volume totaled 4.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 12, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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