Investors were disappointed by Citigroup and Best Buys’ poor earnings, and J. C.Penney’s decision to close 33 stores, dropping the Dow Jones Industrial Average -64.93 points, -0.39 percent, to close at 16,417.01. CNNMoney reports the Nasdaq nudged up +0.09 percent, +3.81 points, to finish at 4,218.69, while the S&P slid -2.49 points, -0.13 percent, to end the day at 1,845.89. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -1.28 percent to close at 786. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, although Patrick Industries edged up the most, +1.08 percent, +0.25 percent to close at 29.17. Cavco Industries, Inc. slid the most, falling -1.78 percent, -1.34, to end the day at 73.83. Affiliated Managers Group 212.93 -0.85 (-0.40%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 172,773 -892.00 (-0.51%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 51.35 +0.50 (+0.98%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.97 +0.17 (+0.46%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.75. Louisiana Pacific Industries 17.84 -0.24 (-1.38%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 9.65. Skyline Corp. 5.39 -0.01 (-0.19%). Sun Communities, Inc. 43.48 +0.21 (+0.49%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Jan. 15) 56.90 +0.06 (+0.11%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.33 +0.02 (+0.21%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 52.51 -0.11 (-0.21%).
