On June 15, Nucor Corporation fell 3.15% in regular trading, trading at $260.08/share, with turnover of $148 million. The decline came amid broad steel sector weakness driven by seasonal demand deterioration and weakening cost support.

Industry data shows the steel sector PMI dropped to 47.9% in May, down 1.3 percentage points month-over-month, signaling contraction as downstream demand entered the off-season. Steel inventories have shifted to slight accumulation, with combined social and mill inventories rising 0.78% week-over-week. Apparent consumption of five major steel product categories declined 0.44% weekly, while the benchmark steel price index fell 0.32%. Analysts note that declining marginal costs are reducing price support, with off-season demand weakness becoming the dominant factor driving steel prices lower.

Within the Steel & Iron sector, performance diverged significantly. Vale SA rose 3.72%, while Steel Dynamics fell 3.18%, Cleveland-Cliffs fell 2.76%, ArcelorMittal fell 1.63%, and Reliance Steel & Aluminum fell 1.22%. Despite recent analyst upgrades — including JP Morgan raising its target to $282 and Bank of America lifting its target to $290 — sector-wide headwinds weighed on the stock.

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