Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
inched 0.46% higher to $355.93 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.67% to 4,405.71 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.73% to 34,346.90.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $8.70 short of its 52-week high ($364.63), which the company reached on August 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
rose 0.62% to $186.30, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 0.84% to $111.97, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 1.22% to $240.57.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.2 M.
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