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Shares of Nucor Corp. rallied 4.6% to $251.41 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,773.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 51,267.90.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Nucor Corp. closed 10.2% below its 52-week high of $280.11, which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Steel Dynamics Inc. rose 3.9% to $241.04, Reliance Inc. rose 2.0% to $408.24.
Trading volume totaled 1.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet