Albemarle (ALB) closed the most recent trading day at $90.46, moving +1.97% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.25%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.2%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.56%.Coming into today, shares of the specialty chemicals company had lost 0.26% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 0.94%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.65%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close e ...