Steel Dynamics Inc. Stock Climbs 5.8%, Outperforms Market

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Shares of Steel Dynamics Inc. rallied 5.8% to $247.64 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.5% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 53,061.95.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Steel Dynamics Inc. closed 14.2% short of its 52-week high of $288.74, which the company achieved on June 15th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Nucor Corp. rose 4.8% to $263.97, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. rose 7.6% to $12.42, and Reliance Inc. rose 2.59% to $400.21.

Trading volume totaled 1.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 02, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)