Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
shed 0.40% to $309.07 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.58% to 4,100.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.59% to 33,402.38. The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $45.26 short of its 52-week high ($354.33), which the company reached on April 11th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
fell 1.21% to $190.94, General Electric Co.
GE,
fell 1.93% to $95.05, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
fell 4.05% to $234.49.true Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.
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