Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
inched 0.86% higher to $362.38 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.88% to 4,780.94 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.54% to 37,468.61.
The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $10.96 short of its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company reached on September 19th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
rose 1.10% to $200.13, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 1.32% to $128.55, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 1.02% to $252.78.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 430,044 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
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