Steel Dynamics Inc. Stock Rises 4.4%, Outperforms Market

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Shares of Steel Dynamics Inc. rose 4.4% to $228.68 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 53,277.01.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Steel Dynamics Inc. closed 20.8% short of its 52-week high of $288.74, which the company reached on June 15th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Nucor Corp. rose 1.3% to $243.63, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. rose 4.9% to $11.27, and Reliance Inc. rose 1.99% to $387.89.

Trading volume totaled 2.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 21, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)