As the Dow fell short of its all-time high, investors backed away from U. S. stocks as tepid economic data trumped the drop in first-time unemployment claims. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average rolled back slightly from its new five-year high, dropping -0.15 percent, -20.88 points, to end the month at 14,054.49. The Nasdaq moved down -0.07 percent, -2.07 points, to close at 3,160.19, while the S&P fell -0.09 percent, -1.31 points, to end the month at 1,514.68. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite rose +0.85 percent to close at 1485.2. Housing stocks we track closed mixed with little change, or even. Skyline Corp. gained the most of tracked stocks, advancing +1.55 percent, +0.0701, to end Feb. at 4.59. UMH Properties dropped the most of the stocks we follow, falling -1.38 percent, -0.14, to end the month at 10.02. Affiliated Managers Group 146.23 +0.19 (+0.13%). Cavco Industries 45.11 -0.15(-0.33%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 153,010 +1,094.00 (+0.67%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 36.38 +0.24 (+0.66%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 73.69 -0.71 (-0.95%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 20.97 -0.01 (-0.05%). Nobility Homes remained at 5.50. Patrick Industries 12.98 -0.04 (-0.30%). Sun Communities Inc. 46.53 -0.29 (-0.62%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Feb 27) 52.15 +0.62 (+1.20%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.58 -0.24 (-0.49%). UMH 10.02 -0.14 (-1.38%).
