In the latest close session, Nucor (NUE) was down 1.78% at $157.83. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.79%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.38%. Shares of the steel company have appreciated by 8.15% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Basic Materials sector's gain of 8.18%, and outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 0.87%.Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Nucor in its upcoming release. The c ...