Shares of Nucor Corp. NUE, -0.85% slumped 0.85% to $170.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,514.87 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.11% rising 0.11% to 34,890.24.
The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Nucor Corp. closed $12.42 short of its 52-week high ($182.68), which the company achieved on February 3rd.
Trading volume (645,972) remained 603,544 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.