Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
slumped 0.30% to $310.57 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.05% to 4,119.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.02% to 34,092.96. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $51.53 short of its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company achieved on March 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
fell 0.84% to $206.72, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 2.29% to $82.32, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 1.49% to $239.55. Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 79,401 below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
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