Mostly positive corporate earnings reports were tempered by weak job growth data to keep investors wary, as CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -0.08 percent, losing -11.12 points, to end the day at 13,268.20 The Nasdaq managed a +0.31 percent gain to close at 3,059.85, while the S&P moved down -0.25 percent to 1,402.31. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +1.11 percent to close at 1124.4. Housing stocks we track closed mixed. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks,+4.80 percent, to close at 13.54. Skyline Corp. declined the most of tracked stocks, falling -2.50 percent, -0.13, to end the trading day at 5.08. Affiliated Managers Group 111.42 -1.35 (-1.20%). Cavco 52.43 +0.67 (+1.29%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 121,775 -410.00 (-0.34%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 28.89 -0.01 (-0.03%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 70.69 +0.32 (+0.45%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 9.28 +0.22 (+2.43%). Nobility Homes 7.10 -0.40 (-5.33%). Sun Communities 43.98 +0.17 (+0.39%). Third Avenue Value Fund (5-1) 45.79 +0.10 (+0.22%). UMH Properties 11.60 +0.10 (+0.87%). Universal Forest Product 37.26 +0.10 (+0.76%).
