Analysts blamed Monday’s huge sell-off of stocks on unseasonably bad weather, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recouped some of its losses, and investors await Friday’s monthly jobs report. CNNMoney reports the Dow gained 72.44 points, +0.47 percent, to end the day at 15,445.24. Nasdaq also gained, adding +0.86 percent, +34.56 points, to finish at 4,031.52, while the S&P advanced 13.31 points, +0.76 percent, to end the day at 1,755.20. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.12 percent to close at 695.6. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, although Affiliated Managers Group gained +3.14 percent, +5.89 points, to end the day at 193.58. Third Avenue Value Fund (Feb. 3) fell the most, -2.35%, -1.30 points, to close at 53.92. Cavco Industries, Inc. 73.01 +0.18 (+0.25%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 164,817 -448.00 (-0.27%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 46.48 +0.95 (+2.10%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 39.47 +0.08 (+0.20%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.73. Louisiana Pacific Industries 16.52 -0.05 (-0.29%). Nobility Homes remained at 9.25. Patrick Industries 35.00 +0.76 (+2.22%). Skyline Corp. 6.63 -0.07 (-1.04%). Sun Communities, Inc. 47.27 +0.77 (+1.66%). UMH Properties 9.33 +0.05 (+0.54%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 50.49 +0.42 (+0.84%).
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