Tech stocks rallied, not on the news of AT&T’s reported near $50 billion acquisition of DirecTV, but due more to TripAdvisor and NetFlix, which helped the Nasdaq move up +0.86 percent, +35.23 points, to close at 4,125.82. CNNMoney informs MHProNews.com the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up 20.55 points, +0.12 percent, to end the first day of the week at 16,511.86, the S&P advanced +7.22 points, +0.38 percent, to close at 1,885.08. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +1.15 percent, to finish at 716.3. Tracked stocks we cover finished mixed or even, not moving much, although Skyline Corp. gained +2.48 percent, +0.12 points, to close at 4.96. Drew Industries, Inc. slipped the most of tracked stocks, falling -0.68 percent, -0.33 points, to close at 47.04. Affiliated Managers Group 188.49 +3.46 (+1.87%). Cavco Industries 74.73 -0.29 (-0.39%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 190,400 +190.00 (+0.10%). Deer Valley Corp. remained steady at 11.00. Equity LifeStyle Properties 43.10 +0.06 (+0.14%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.80. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 14.42 +0.07 (+1.19%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 11.00. Patrick Industries 38.96 +0.10 (+0.27%). Sun Communities, Inc. 47.43 +0.07 (+0.15%). Third Avenue Value Fund (May 16) 58.66 +0.02 (+0.03%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.74 +0.04 (+0.41%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 48.33 -0.06 (-0.13%). ##
