Stocks were relatively quiet in trading today as all three major indexes fell less than one half of one percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -70.48 points, -0.42 percent, to close at 16,912.11, while the Nasdaq slipped -2.21 points, -0.05 percent, to end at 4,442.70. The S&P 500 edged down -8.96 points, -0.45 percent, to 1,969.95, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite edged down -4.42 percent to finish at 790.7. Most stocks we cover closed mixed or even, although Drew Industries, Inc. nudged up +0.70 percent, + 0.32 points, to close at 45.78, while Nobility Homes dropped the most of tracked stocks, -3.09 percent, -0.34 points, to close at 10.66. Affiliated Managers Group 204.08 -2.34 (-1.13%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 75.72 +0.32 (+0.42%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 191,158 -1,422.00 (-0.74%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Equity LifeStyle Properties 44.90 -0.11 (-0.24%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 13.61 -0.28 (-2.02%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 44.59 -0.40 (-0.89%). Skyline Corp. 4.53 -0.045 (-0.96%). Sun Communities, Inc. 52.70 -0.27 (-0.51%). Third Avenue Value Fund 62.23 (July 26) -0.02 (-0.03%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.84 +0.04 (+0.41%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 44.76 -0.21 (-0.47%). ##
