Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+0.77%
inched 0.77% higher to $361.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.38%
rising 0.38% to 4,514.87 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.11%
rising 0.11% to 34,890.24.

This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $3.57 below its 52-week high ($364.63), which the company achieved on August 7th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-0.51%
fell 0.51% to $188.56, General Electric Co.
GE,
-0.88%
fell 0.88% to $114.31, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+1.07%
rose 1.07% to $248.27.

Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.

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