Shares of Albemarle Corp. ALB, -3.31% slipped 3.31% to $144.48 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.28% falling 0.28% to 4,769.83 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.05% falling 0.05% to 37,689.54.
Albemarle Corp. closed $148.53 below its 52-week high ($293.01), which the company achieved on February 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. AVTR, -1.08% fell 1.08% to $22.83.
Trading volume (2.8 M) remained 575,489 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.