Albemarle Corp. Stock Slides 3.4%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/10/07 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 3.4% to $102.75 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,179.87. Albemarle Corp. closed 53.5% short of 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 0.5% to $15.35, Celanese Corp. fell 2.2% to $43.86, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 1.34% to $63.25. Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 07, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 3.4% to $102.75 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,179.87.
Albemarle Corp. closed 53.5% short of 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 0.5% to $15.35, Celanese Corp. fell 2.2% to $43.86, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 1.34% to $63.25.
Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 07, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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