Albemarle Corp. Stock Rises 6.8%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. rose 6.8% to $143.25 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 53,277.01.

Albemarle Corp. closed 35.2% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 1.5% to $14.46, Celanese Corp. fell 0.4% to $46.80, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.41% to $74.09.

Trading volume totaled 3.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 21, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)