CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Nucor Corp. (NUE) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $108.9 million.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of 36 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The steel company posted revenue of $4.33 billion in the period.

Nucor shares have fallen 25% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen slightly more than 1%. The stock has declined 25% in the last 12 months.

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