As the Israeli-Palestinian and the Ukraine-Russia conflicts abate somewhat, the Ebola crisis in Africa grows and the terrorist threat in Iraq looms larger, but on the Big Board today, the three major indexes all made modest gains, while tracked stocks closed mixed or even, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +0.32 percent, +54.84 points, to end the day at 17,068.71, while the Nasdaq advanced +0.75 percent, +34.23 points, to close at 4,586.52. The S&P 500 lifted +0.36 percent, +7.25 points, to finish at 1,995.69. The Manufactured Housing Composite nudged up +0.93 percent to 607.5. Cavco Industries posted the highest percentage gain of stocks we follow, moving up +2.99 percent, +2.03 points, to end at $69.96. Equity LifeStyle Properties dropped the most of stocks we follow, -2.08 percent, -0.95 points, to close at $44.72. Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) $206.89 -0.82 (-0.39%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) -parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $206,750.00 +1,445.00 (+0.70%). Deer Valley 0.71 0.00 (0.00%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.44 -0.02 (-0.19%). Liberty Homes (LIBHA) $0.40 0.00 (0.00%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 13.94 0.00 (0.00%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.85 0.00 (0.00%). Patrick Industries (PATK) $42.68 +0.59 (+1.40%). Skyline Corp. 2.78 -0.02 (-0.71%). Sun Communities Inc (SUI) $52.90 -0.88 (-1.63%). Third Avenue Value Fund (TAVFX) (Sept. 9) $62.27 -0.21 (-0.34%). UMH Properties (UMH) $10.20 -0.09 (-0.87%). Universal Forest Products (UFPI) $46.70 0.00 (0.00%). ##
