Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B (BRKA) inched 0.19% higher to $330.39 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 4,191.98 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.33% to 33,426.63.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $1.45 below its 52-week high ($331.84), which the company achieved on May 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc. (HON) fell 0.45% to $197.35, General Electric Co. (GE) rose 0.24% to $104.26, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) rose 0.17% to $228.04.
Trading volume (4.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2023.
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May 19, 2023 16:41 ET (20:41 GMT)
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