Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
inched 0.75% higher to $353.81 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.25% to 4,501.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.19% to 35,215.89.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $353.42, which the company achieved on August 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
fell 1.24% to $190.51, General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 0.35% to $112.36, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
rose 0.08% to $250.23.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 426,575 below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
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