Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+0.37%
inched 0.37% higher to $335.34 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.15%
rising 1.15% to 4,378.41 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.63%
rising 0.63% to 33,926.74.
The stock’s rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $6.34 below its 52-week high ($341.68), which the company reached on June 15th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
+0.38%
rose 0.38% to $203.34, General Electric Co.
GE,
+0.45%
rose 0.45% to $104.92, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+1.77%
rose 1.77% to $249.62.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 843,318 below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
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