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Shares of Albemarle Corp. rose 5.5% to $79.34 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 5,675.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.9% to 41,841.63.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 42.3% short of its 52-week high of $137.50, which the company reached on May 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Avantor Inc. rose 1.3% to $16.51, Celanese Corp. rose 1.6% to $57.97, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.09% to $91.16.
Trading volume totaled 2.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 17, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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