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

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
+1.21%
advanced 1.21% to $354.25 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.91%
rising 1.91% to 4,495.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.43%
rising 1.43% to 34,827.70.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $19.09 below its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company reached on September 19th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
+2.00%
rose 2.00% to $190.24, General Electric Co.
GE,
+1.50%
rose 1.50% to $117.25, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
+1.86%
rose 1.86% to $236.43.

Trading volume (3.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.

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