Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,
rose 1.75% to $290.30 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 2.62% to 4,023.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 1.37% to 32,197.59. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $71.80 short of its 52-week high ($362.10), which the company achieved on March 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Honeywell International Inc.
HON,
rose 1.23% to $183.66, 3M Co.
MMM,
fell 1.34% to $138.86, and General Electric Co.
GE,
rose 0.10% to $71.58. Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 627,503 below its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
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