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Shares of Steel Dynamics Inc. rose 5.2% to $220.21 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.6% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 49,149.38.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Steel Dynamics Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $211.75, which the company achieved on April 20th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Nucor Corp. rose 2.9% to $208.06, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. fell 6.2% to $9.13, and Reliance Inc. rose 0.19% to $335.99.
Trading volume totaled 2.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 21, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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