All three indexes ended the last full week of the month on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 23.62 points, + 0.18 percent, to end the day at 13,228.24, according to CNNMoney. The Nasdaq gained even more, +0.61 percent, to close at 3069.20, while the S&P also moved up, +0.24 percent, to 1403.36. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite rose +1.64 percent to close at 1089.1. Housing stocks we track mostly closed up. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, moving up 13.63 percent, +1.56, to close at 13.00. Skyline Corp was the only tracked stock that closed down, losing -0.99percent, -0.06 to close at 6.01. Affiliated Managers Group 114.54 +0.64 (+0.56%). Cavco Industries 51.95 +2.30 (+4.63%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 120,850 +150.00 (+0.12%). Champion, Liberty Homes, and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Deer Valley 0.70 +0.05 (+7.69%). Drew Industries 29.97 +1.46 (+5.40%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 70.13 +0.78 (+1.12%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 9.11 +0.28 (+3.17%). Nobility Homes 7.30 +0.31 (+4.43%). Sun Communities 43.78 +0.56 (+1.30%). Third Avenue Value Fund (4-26) 45.61 +0.12 (+0.26%). UMH Properties 11.69 +0.11 (+0.95%). Universal Forest Product 38.42 +1.18 (+3.17%).
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