Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
-0.20%
slipped 0.20% to $357.06 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.59%
rising 0.59% to 4,299.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.35%
rising 0.35% to 33,666.34.

This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $16.28 short of its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company reached on September 19th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-0.41%
fell 0.41% to $187.11, General Electric Co.
GE,
+1.31%
rose 1.31% to $112.34, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+0.45%
rose 0.45% to $232.05.

Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 354,015 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.


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