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

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Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
-0.63%
dropped 0.63% to $359.42 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.47%
falling 1.47% to 4,273.53 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.14%
falling 1.14% to 33,618.88.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $13.92 short of its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company reached on September 19th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-2.07%
fell 2.07% to $187.89, General Electric Co.
GE,
-1.60%
fell 1.60% to $109.93, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
-1.87%
fell 1.87% to $230.09.

Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 81,133 below its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.


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