Tepid economic news and a sell off of Japanese stocks did not budge the three major indexes as they gained modestly, increasing their rise for the year of 16-18 percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +0.14 percent, 21.73 points, to close at 15,324.53. The Nasdaq moved up +0.69 percent, +23.78 points, to end the day at 3,491.30, while the S&P gained +0.37 percent, +6.05 points, to finish at 1,654.41. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite advanced +1.25 percent to close at 1086.2. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even, but Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway gained the most of tracked stocks, +1.53 percent, +2,598 points, to close at 172,000. Skyline Corp. dropped the most of stocks we follow, falling -2.28 percent, -0.0975, to end the session at 4.18. Affiliated Managers Group 167.30 +2.41 (+1.46%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 47.93 +0.39 (+0.82%). Champion, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Deer Valley remained at 0.60. Drew Industries 38.00 +0.42 (+1.12%). Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 78.52 -0.97 (-1.22%). Louisiana Pacific Industries, Inc. 18.00 -0.33 (-1.80%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 7.25. Patrick Industries, Inc. 19.68 +0.01 (+0.05%). Sun Communities, Inc. 51.87. +0.01 (+0.02%). Third Avenue Value Fund (May 29) 55.47 -0.28 (-0.50%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.80 +0.16 (+1.50%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.02 +0.11 (+0.19%).
