Lithium price hits limit down in China, dragging Albemarle and SQM stocks — what to watch next
New York, March 3, 2026, 13:51 ET — Regular session Albemarle tumbled 6.1% to $167.33 in U.S. trading Tuesday, after a steep fall in lithium prices out of China rattled the sector. Shares of Chile’s SQM lost 6.5%, Sigma Lithium shed 8.4%, and the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF ended down 6.3%.