Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+0.19%
inched 0.19% higher to $330.39 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 4,191.98 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.33%
falling 0.33% to 33,426.63.
This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $1.45 below its 52-week high ($331.84), which the company achieved on May 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-0.45%
fell 0.45% to $197.35, General Electric Co.
GE,
+0.24%
rose 0.24% to $104.26, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+0.17%
rose 0.17% to $228.04.
Trading volume (4.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
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