DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ advanced 1.59% to $55.64 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.67% to 5,375.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.07% to 39,606.57.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 59.53% short of its 52-week high of $137.50, which the company achieved on May 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 1.24% to $15.47, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 0.07% to $41.59, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ fell 0.57% to $78.84.
Trading volume (3.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2025.
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