Thursday, April 19, 2007

UPDATE 2-Steelmaker Nucor's 1st-qtr profit rises slightly

(Reuters) - Net earnings were $381 million, or $1.26 per share, compared with $380 million, or $1.21 per share, a year earlier, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said.

Analysts, on average, had expected earnings of $1.24 in the quarter, according to Reuters Estimates. In March, the company forecast earnings between $1.15 and $1.25 a share.


Read more at Reuters.com Market News

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