DJ Nucor Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$ rose 3.89% to $179.91 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.11% to 49,071.56 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.13% to 6,969.01.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Nucor Corp. closed 1.86% below its 52-week high of $183.32, which the company reached on January 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) rose 4.35% to $181.97 and Reliance Inc. $(RS)$ rose 1.97% to $332.29.
Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 29, 2026.
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January 29, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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