Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
-0.79%
dropped 0.79% to $345.66 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.62%
falling 0.62% to 4,349.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.51%
falling 0.51% to 33,631.14.

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

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $27.68 short of its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company reached on September 19th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-1.85%
fell 1.85% to $183.94, General Electric Co.
GE,
-1.70%
fell 1.70% to $111.33, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
-1.22%
fell 1.22% to $233.73.

Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 517,883 below its 50-day average volume of 3.2 M.

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