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Shares of Albemarle Corp. slid 9.2% to $69.95 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.8% to 5,849.72 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.5% to 43,191.24.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 50.1% below its 52-week high of $140.22, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as Avantor Inc. fell 5.0% to $15.87, Celanese Corp. fell 7.7% to $47.02, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 3.46% to $94.46.
Trading volume totaled 5.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 03, 2025 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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