Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
slipped 0.94% to $310.79 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.03% to 4,136.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.46% to 34,089.27. The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $51.31 below its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company reached on March 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
fell 1.17% to $201.00, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 1.04% to $83.54, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
fell 0.59% to $238.05. Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 686,454 below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
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