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Shares of Nucor Corp. slipped 3.4% to $236.24 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,670.84 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 51,349.92.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Nucor Corp. closed 15.7% below its 52-week high of $280.11, which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Steel Dynamics Inc. fell 3.7% to $221.90, Reliance Inc. fell 1.1% to $387.19.
Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet