Why Is Nucor Corporation $NUE Stock Down -6.13% Today? (Find out why any stock moved today on Tickeron.) • Nucor ($NUE) shares fell 6.13% in Friday trading, dropping from a prior close of $265.14 to about $248.88. • The primary catalyst was disappointing third-quarter earnings guidance, which came in below Wall Street consensus. • Nucor guided Q3 EPS to $5.55–$5.65, short of the roughly $5.99 analysts had expected. • Sector sympathy weighed on peers, with rival STLD also sliding after issuing its own below-consensus outlook. • Traders are now watching steel pricing, tariff developments, and Nucor's full Q3 report, expected in late October. $STLD $CLF $CMC $MT $RS $PKX $WS $GGB $TX