Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B BRK.B, -1.73% slid 1.73% to $314.75 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.97% falling 0.97% to 4,532.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.96% falling 0.96% to 35,028.65. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $9.66 short of its 52-week high ($324.41), which the company achieved on January 14th.
Trading volume (5.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.6 M.