DJ Celanese Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ shed 2.11% to $57.17 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Celanese Corp. closed 19.14% short of its 52-week high of $70.70, which the company reached on May 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ remained unchanged, Westlake Corp. $(WLK)$ fell 3.62% to $93.85, and Huntsman Corp. $(HUN)$ rose 1.49% to $14.96.
Trading volume (2.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 17:22 ET (21:22 GMT)
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