Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A BRK.A, +1.30% advanced 1.30% to $320,001.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.82% rising 0.83% to 3,363.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.19% rising 1.20% to 27,781.70. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A closed $27,399.00 short of its 52-week high ($347,400.00), which the company reached on January 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Honeywell International Inc. HON, +0.06% rose 0.06% to $164.61, 3M Co. MMM, +0.23% rose 0.23% to $160.18, and General Electric Co. GE, +1.79% rose 1.80% to $6.23. Trading volume (678) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 381.