Another mix of plus and minus corporate returns kept investors in a cautious mood, as CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -41.1 points during the day, -0.25 percent to close at 16,373.34. The Nasdaq gained +217.24 points, +0.41 percent, to end at 4,243, while the S&P ended the day up +0.06 percent, +1.06 points to 1844.86. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value moved up -2.73 percent to close at 762.7. All housing stocks we track gained ground in today’s trading, or remained even, but Patrick Industries took top prize, spiking +9.12 percent, +2.87, to close at 34.27. Affiliated Managers Group 212.00 +1.04 (+0.49%). Cavco Industries Inc. 74.99 +2.45 (+3.38%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance and other MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 172,895 +395 +0.23%. Deer Valley was unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 51.56 0.33 (+0.64%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 37.11 +0.16 (+0.43%). Liberty Homes remained at 0.75. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 17.62 +0.31 (+1.79%). Nobility Homes 9.95 +0.20 +2.05%). Patrick Industries 31.11 +0.31 (+1.02%). Skyline Corp. 5.75 +0.05 (+0.88%). Sun Communities 45.32 +0.47 (+1.05%). Third Avenue Value Fund 57.24 (Jan.22) +0.21 (+0.37%). UMH Properties 9.42 +0.07 (+0.75%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 52.86 +0.56 (+1.07%).
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