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Shares of Albemarle Corp. slipped 5.6% to $180.38 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 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.1% to 49,526.17.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 18.4% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 4.0% to $7.62, Celanese Corp. fell 0.9% to $56.80, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 1.23% to $71.58.
Trading volume totaled 2.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 15, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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