Despite an unexpected sizable drop in durable goods orders, CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time in almost four years to close at 13,005.12, gaining 23.61 points, +0.18 percent. The Nasdaq moved up +0.69 percent, +20.60 points, to end the day at 2,986.76, while the S&P rose +0.34 percent, +4.59, to close at 1,372.18. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.13 percent to finish at 912.1. Most tracked housing stocks closed down, but Skyline Corp. posted the largest gain, 1.63 percent, +0.13, to finish at 8.10, while Patrick Industries slid the most of tracked stocks, losing 4.17 percent, -0.2692, to close at 6.18. Affiliated Managers Group 106.73 -0.65 (-0.61%). Cavco Industries 46.96 -0.24 (-0.51%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 119,265 -1,085.00 (-0.90%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 27.93 -0.44 (-1.55%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 66.96 -0.45 (-0.67%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 8.26 +0.12 (+1.47%). Nobility Homes was unchanged at 7.19. Sun Communities 41.32 -0.11 (-0.27%). Third Avenue Value Fund (2-27) 47.34 -0.06 (-0.13%). UMH Properties 10.22 -0.10 (-0.97%). Universal Forest Products 32.66 -0.42 (-1.27).
