Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms market

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+0.32%
inched 0.32% higher to $345.34 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.71%
rising 0.71% to 4,554.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.06%
rising 1.06% to 34,951.93.

This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $1.10 short of its 52-week high ($346.44), which the company reached on July 12th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
-1.40%
fell 1.40% to $205.25, General Electric Co.
GE,
-0.07%
fell 0.07% to $111.06, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+1.31%
rose 1.31% to $254.46.

Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 772,831 below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.

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