The S&P 500 closed at a record high again today, hitting 1619.7 and then settling back at 1617.50 while the Nasdaq marked its highest level since 2000, attributable to gains made by Bank of America and Apple. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -0.03 percent, -5.07 points, to end the day at 14,968.89. The Nasdaq gained +0.42 percent, +14.34 points, to finish at 3,392.97, while the S&P moved up +0.19 percent, +3.08 points, to close at 1617.50. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +0.41% percent to close at 1700.1. Most of the stocks we track closed up, or even, with Skyline Corp. gaining the most of stocks we follow, moving up +4.26%, +0.20, to close at 4.90. Cavco Industries fell the most of stocks we track, -0.62%, -0.28 points, to end the trading session at 45.02. Affiliated Managers Group 155.81 +2.20 (+1.43%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 165,029 +2,125.00 points (+1.30%). Champion, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Deer Valley remained at 0.74. Drew Industries 36.08 +0.33 (+0.92%). Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 83.59 +1.05 (+1.27%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 18.77 +0.63 +3.47%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.60. Patrick Industries 20.91 +0.06 (+0.30%). Sun Communities, Inc. 51.99 +0.16 (+0.31%). Third Avenue Value Fund (May 3) 54.85 +0.61 (+1.12%). UMH 11.01 -0.04 (-0.36%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 37.77 +0.17 (+0.45%).
