CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com stocks dropped sharply following the news Friday that the economy only added 120,000 jobs in March, resulting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.00 percent, -130.55 points, to close under 13,000 at 12,929.59. The Nasdaq likewise dropped a little more than one percent, -33.42 points, to close at 3,047.08; the S&P also lost just above a percentage point to close at 1,382.20. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -1.95 percent to close at 1,032.8. All the housing stocks we track closed down or even except Third Avenue Value Fund (4-5) which gained +0.31 percent, +0.14, to close at 45.33. Patrick Industries fell the most, -9.32 percent, -0.94, to close at 9.15. Affiliated Managers Group 110.62 -2.56 (-2.26%). Cavco 45.02 -1.56 (-3.35%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 119,700 -1595.00 (-1.31%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 26.88 -0.64 (-2.33%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 67.91 -1.27 (-1.84%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 8.81 -0.17 (-1.89%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 7.02. Skyline Corp. 6.83 -0.17 (-2.43%). Sun Communities 42.30 -0.65 (-1.51%). UMH Properties 11.44 +0.06 (-0.52%). Universal Forest Products 32.52 -1.04 (-3.10%).
