Although minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of 2013 are due out Wednesday, and the government’s December jobs report will hit the streets Friday, investors were encouraged enough by news of a narrowing U. S. international trade gap in November to push the Dow above 100 points in today’s trading. CNNMoney reports the Dow advanced + 105.84 points, +0.64 percent, to close at 16,530.94. The Nasdaq moved up 0.96 percent, +39.50 points, to finish at 4153.18, while the S&P gained 11.11 points, +0.61 percent, to end the day at 1,837.88. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.74 percent to close at 768.8. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, but Skyline Corp. spiked +6.45 percent, +0.34 points, to close at 5.61. Sun Communities, Inc. also advanced nicely, gaining +3.63 percent, +1.53 points, to close at 43.71. Cavco Industries, Inc. fell the most of tracked stocks, -1.32 percent, -0.93 points, to close at 69.19. Affiliated Managers Group 216.04 +2.58 (+1.21%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 174,195 -305.00 (-0.17%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 51.20 +0.75 (+1.49%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 37.26 +0.46 (+1.25%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.75. Louisiana Pacific Industries 18.12 +0.13 (+0.75%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 9.01. Patrick Industries 29.47 +0.37 (+1.28%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Jan. 6) 56.55 -0.18 (-0.32%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.48 +0.06 (+0.64%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 52.03 +0.77 (+1.50%).

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