Shares of Assurant Inc. AIZ, -0.58% sank 0.58% to $128.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.20% falling 0.20% to 3,990.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.14% falling 1.14% to 33,910.85. Assurant Inc. closed $66.12 below its 52-week high ($194.12), which the company achieved on April 21st.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A BRK.A, -1.04% fell 1.04% to $476,000.00, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B BRK.B, -0.88% fell 0.88% to $314.86, and Chubb Ltd. CB, -1.13% fell 1.13% to $224.63.true Trading volume (511,545) remained 61,577 below its 50-day average volume of 573,122.