ALB.US, a component of the S & P 500, fell, falling more than 6 per cent to $226.03 as of 23:23 Beijing time. At one point, the S & P 500 fell.
On the news side, Yabao held an investor event on Friday outlining the expected growth of its lithium mining division over the next five years. The company expects lithium sales to grow at an average annual rate of 24-28 per cent between 2021 and 2026.