Stocks were up in anticipation of the minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added +100.83 points, +0.59 percent, to close at 17,131.97, while the Nasdaq gained +33.86 points, +0.75 percent, to end the day at 4,552.76. The S&P 500 also moved up +0.75 percent, +14.85 points, to finish at 1,998.98. The Manufactured Housing Composite nudged up +0.82 percent to 587.8. Tracked stocks closed mixed or even, although Skyline Corp., after plummeting -9.75 percent yesterday, spiked in today’s trading, gaining +10.80 percent, +0.27 points, to close at $2.77, while Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) slipped the most of stocks MHProNews follows on CNNMoney, -0.61 percent, -0.28 points, ending the day at $45.40. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc (AMG) $204.91 +0.85 (+0.42%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) –parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $207,745.00 +635.00 (+0.31%). Deer Valley Homes $0.95 0.00 (0.00%). Drew Industries $46.18 +0.03 (+0.07%). Equity LifeStyle Properties $43.40 +0.49 (+1.14%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.35 0.00 (0.00%). Liberty Homes $1.00 0.00 (0.00%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. $14.63 +0.25 (+1.74%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.65 -0.02 (-0.19%). Patrick Industries (PATK) $41.90 -0.16 (-0.38%). Sun Communities, Inc. $51.83 +0.92 (+1.81%). Third Avenue Value Fund (TAVFX) (Sept. 15) $62.05 -0.16 (-0.26%). UMH Properties, Inc. $9.71 +0.07 (+0.73%).
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