In the latest trading session, Albemarle (ALB) closed at $93.81, marking a -1.34% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.78%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.29%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.7%.Heading into today, shares of the specialty chemicals company had lost 4.48% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's gain of 1.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.14% in that time.The investment community will be paying close attention to the e ...