DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rallied 2.67% to $162.44 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.01% to 6,699.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 46,946.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 21.15% short of its 52-week high of $206.00, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 4.04% to $7.61, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 2.89% to $56.07, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 0.46% to $69.57.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 16, 2026.
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March 16, 2026 17:10 ET (21:10 GMT)
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