CNNMoney reports Spain’s government released a budget documenting budget cuts, giving investors some hope and inspiration as U.S. stocks ended a five-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up +72.46 points, +0.54 percent, to close at 13,485.97, while the Nasdaq gained +1.39 percent to 3,136.60. The S&P advanced +0.96 percent to close at 1,447.15. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +3.37 percent to end the day at 1108.6. Housing stocks we track finished mostly up, or even. Patrick Industries spiked the most of tracked stocks, gaining +6.85%, +0.96, to close at 14.98. Sun Communities, Inc. edged down the most of the two stocks we follow that dropped, falling -0.58%, -0.26, to close at 44.40. Affiliated Managers Group 123.14 +1.57 (+1.29%). Cavco Industries 46.03 +0.64 (+1.41%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 132,408 -82.00 (-0.06%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 30.34 +0.34 (+1.13%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 68.74 +0.16 (+0.23%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 13.04 +0.44 (+3.49%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 6.00 for the fifth consecutive day. Skyline Corp. 5.14 +0.29 (+5.98%). Third Avenue Value Fund (9-26) remained unchanged at 48.49. United Forest Products, Inc. 41.78 +1.26 (+3.11%). UMH 11.92 +0.09 (+1.14%).
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