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Sector Snap: Steel Producer Shares Tumble

Stock quotes in this article: AKS , GNA , NUE , STLD , X  

NEW YORK (AP) — Steel producers fell Thursday after Steel Dynamics Inc. replaced its forecast of a first-quarter profit with a forecast of a loss amid an industrywide utilization rate of only 43 percent.

The Fort Wayne, Ind., steel producer cut its first-quarter earnings guidance late Wednesday, predicting a per-share loss of 40 cents to 45 cents instead of the its previous prediction of a profit of 5 cents to 10 cents.

The company cited inventory adjustments needed to reflect weak market conditions. ...

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