Although the S&P index has gained 24 out of the last 30 Decembers, CNNMoney suggests investors may want to take a break since the index is up 26 percent this year. All three major indexes slipped in today’s trading as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 94.15 points, -0.59 percent, to close at 15,914.62. The Nasdaq fell -0.20 percent, -8.06 points, to close at 4,037.20, while the S&P nudged down -5.75 points, -0.32 percent, to finish at 1,795.15. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite dropped +0.79 percent to close at 699.1 Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, with Equity LifeStyle Properties gaining the most of tracked stocks, edging up +1.19 percent, +0.42, to close at 35.85, while Louisiana Pacific Corp. fell the most of stocks we follow, -2.02%, -0.33, to end at 15.99. Affiliated Managers Group 199.72 -1.06 (-0.53%). Cavco Industries 61.40 -0.12 (-0.20%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 172,131 -809.00 (-0.47%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 53.82 +0.39 (+0.73%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.51. Nobility Homes 8.85 -0.15 (-1.67%). Patrick Industries 30.19 -0.18 (-0.59%). Skyline Corp. 5.00 +0.03 (+0.60%). Sun Communities 40.77 +0.33 (+0.82%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 2) 58.38 -0.35 (-0.60%). UMH Properties 9.42 +0.08 (+0.86%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 50.25 -0.78 (-1.53%).
