Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock rises Friday, outperforms market

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+0.37%
inched 0.37% higher to $363.15 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.14%
rising 0.14% to 4,457.49 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.22%
rising 0.22% to 34,576.59.

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

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $3.32 below its 52-week high ($366.47), which the company reached on September 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
+0.22%
rose 0.22% to $184.52, General Electric Co.
GE,
-0.06%
fell 0.06% to $111.72, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+0.02%
rose 0.02% to $238.45.

Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.


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