Steel maker stocks dropped in midday trade Friday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. trade negotiators were close to a deal with Canada and Mexico to end tariffs on steel imports. Shares of U.S. Steel Corp. X, -1.72% fell 2.7%, Nucor Corp. NUE, -3.18% shed 3.6%, Steel Dynamics Inc. STLD, -2.68% gave up 2.9% and ArcelorMittal MT, -2.61% slid 3.4%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 SPX, -0.09% was down just 0.2%. Among aluminum companies, Alcoa Corp.'s stock AA, -2.22% fell 1.
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