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






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Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B rose 1.11% to $318.05 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.33% to 4,146.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 34,029.69. This was the stock’s sixth consecutive day of gains. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $32.81 short of its 52-week high ($350.86), which the company achieved on April 21st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc. rose 1.38% to $195.90, General Electric Co. rose 0.21% to $94.30, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. fell 0.48% to $231.23. Trading volume (3.3 M) remained 673,921 below its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.

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