All three major indexes gained over one percent in today’s trading as investors anticipate a good jobs report from the government tomorrow, Fri., Feb. 7. CNNMoney reports the Dow gained +188.30 points, +1.22 percent, to end the day at 15,628.533. Nasdaq advanced +1.14 percent, +45.57 points, to finish at 4,057.12, while the S&P moved up +21.79 points, +1.24 percent, to end the day at 1,773.43. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +0.67 percent to close at 697.8. Most housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed up or even, with Louisiana Pacific Industries gaining 3.60 percent, +0.60 points, to end the day at 17.28. Skyline Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, -1.40%, -0.09 points, to close at 6.33. Affiliated Managers Group 188.63 +1.06 (+0.57%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 73.82 +1.04 (+1.43%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 166,000 +1,925.00 (+1.17%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 46.31 +0.31 (+0.67%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 39.09 +0.05 (+0.13%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.73. Nobility Homes remained at 9.25. Patrick Industries 35.22 +0.62 (+1.79%). Sun Communities, Inc. 47.70 +0.66 (+1.40%). Third Avenue Value Fund 53.91 (Feb. 5) -0.10 (-0.19%). UMH Properties 9.37 +0.11 (+1.19%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.80 +1.15 (+2.36%).

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