DJ Nucor Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$ slid 2.68% to $164.81 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.34% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.94% to 48,996.08.
Nucor Corp. closed 4.15% short of its 52-week high of $171.94, which the company achieved on January 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) fell 2.84% to $167.83 and Reliance Inc. $(RS)$ rose 0.08% to $300.07.
Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 7, 2026.
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January 07, 2026 16:54 ET (21:54 GMT)
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