Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B
        BRK.B,
        
       inched 0.54% higher to $348.18 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
        SPX,
        
       falling 0.81% to 4,347.35 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
        DJIA,
        
       falling 0.65% to 33,891.94.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $25.16 short of its 52-week high ($373.34), which the company achieved on September 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc.
        HON,
        
       rose 0.08% to $183.68, General Electric Co.
        GE,
        
       fell 0.67% to $113.09, and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
        ITW,
        
       fell 0.22% to $228.50.
Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 276,638 below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
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