DJ Nucor Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$ shed 2.44% to $180.04 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 6,861.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.54% to 49,395.16.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Nucor Corp. closed 8.56% short of its 52-week high of $196.90, which the company achieved on February 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) fell 1.12% to $190.58 and Reliance Inc. $(RS)$ fell 2.72% to $327.28.
Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 19, 2026.
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February 19, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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