Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B stock outperforms market despite losses

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
BRK.B,

slid 1.18% to $320.29 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,

falling 1.84% to 4,577.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,

falling 1.51% to 35,368.47. The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $4.12 short of its 52-week high ($324.41), which the company achieved on January 14th.

Trading volume (5.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.

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