Stocks were climbing in today’s trading, as the S&P 500 hit an all-time high at 1,992.37 and the Dow closed above 17,000 for the first time since July 24, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +60.36 points, +0.36 percent, to end the day at 17,039.49, while the S&P 500 advanced +5.86 points, +0.29 percent, to 1,992.37. The Nasdaq moved up +5.62 points, +0.12 percent, to end the day at 4,532.10. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite slipped -0.08 percent to finish at 853.8. Tracked stocks closed mixed or even in today’s trading, with Skyline Corp. gaining the most, moving up +2.56 percent, +0.10, to close at 4.00. Louisiana Pacific Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, -0.76 percent, -0.11 points, to end at 14.43. Affiliated Managers Group 200.80 +0.61 (+0.30%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 75.41 +0.08 (+0.11%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 205,159 +2,771.00 (+1.37%). Deer Valley Corp remained steady at 0.80. Drew Industries 43.26 +0.06 (+0.14%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 45.11 -0.12 (-0.27%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 11.00. Patrick Industries 42.04 +0.04 (+0.10%). Sun Communities, Inc. 53.78 -0.24 (-0.44%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug. 20) 62.42 +0.14 (+0.22%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.18 +0.03 (+0.30%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 47.46 -0.28 (-0.59%). ##
