Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day – MarketWatch

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B BRK.B, +1.65% advanced 1.65% to $311.45 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.43% rising 1.43% to 3,990.56 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.58% rising 1.58% to 34,005.04. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $50.65 short of its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company reached on March 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Honeywell International Inc. HON, +1.36% rose 1.36% to $214.50, General Electric Co. GE, +2.16% rose 2.16% to $83.21, and 3M Co. MMM, +0.87% rose 0.87% to $126.85. Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 356,538 below its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.
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A split among Department of Justice prosecutors is delaying charges against the company and some of its executives, Reuters reported.

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