Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
slid 0.47% to $308.18 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 1.38% to 4,090.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 1.26% to 33,696.85. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $53.92 below its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company achieved on March 29th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
fell 1.17% to $199.36, General Electric Co.
GE,
fell 0.85% to $84.05, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
fell 1.07% to $237.48.true Trading volume (2.8 M) remained 751,095 below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
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