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

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B BRK.B, +0.13% inched 0.13% higher to $306.39 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.73% falling 0.73% to 3,934.38 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.90% falling 0.90% to 33,476.46. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $55.71 short of its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company achieved on March 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc. HON, -0.81% fell 0.81% to $211.63, General Electric Co. GE, -2.61% fell 2.61% to $81.45, and 3M Co. MMM, -0.19% fell 0.19% to $125.76. Trading volume (3.1 M) remained 873,009 below its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.
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