DJ Nucor Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$ slipped 3.32% to $240.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Nucor Corp. closed 14.15% below its 52-week high of $280.11, which the company reached on August 5th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) fell 5.20% to $219.00 and Reliance Inc. $(RS)$ fell 4.76% to $380.31.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.