Shares of Assurant Inc. AIZ, -2.05% slipped 2.05% to $121.54 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.53% falling 1.53% to 3,986.37 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.72% falling 1.72% to 32,856.46. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Assurant Inc. closed $72.58 short of its 52-week high ($194.12), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A BRK.A, -1.81% fell 1.81% to $471,500.00, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B BRK.B, -1.85% fell 1.85% to $311.12, and Chubb Ltd. CB, -0.61% fell 0.61% to $206.80. Trading volume (288,686) remained 86,156 below its 50-day average volume of 374,842.