Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
slipped 0.30% to $310.95 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.10% to 4,060.43 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.61% to 33,949.41. The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $51.15 short of its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company achieved on March 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
rose 1.30% to $209.35, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 0.43% to $81.14, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 0.13% to $228.67. Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 843,801 below its 50-day average volume of 3.7 M.
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