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title: "Nucor Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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# Nucor Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Nucor Corp. (NUE) slid 5.85% to $248.74 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Nucor Corp. closed 11.20% below its 52-week high of $280.11, which the company achieved on August 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) fell 7.53% to $231.01 and Reliance Inc. (RS) fell 5.24% to $399.31.

Trading volume (4.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.

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