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Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B slipped 5.1% to $512.15 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.6% to 5,650.38 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 41,218.83.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed 5.5% short of its 52-week high of $542.07, which the company achieved on May 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as GE Aerospace rose 0.6% to $208.94, Honeywell International Inc. rose 0.1% to $214.25, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. fell 0.60% to $240.87.
Trading volume totaled 16.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 05, 2025 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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