Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
inched 0.29% higher to $407.15 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.60% to 4,975.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.17% to 38,563.80.
This was the stock’s fourth consecutive day of gains.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $406.74, which the company achieved on February 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
rose 0.90% to $198.94, General Electric Co.
GE,
fell 0.36% to $148.62, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 0.66% to $255.60.
Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
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