Good news from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) noting an increase in new orders was tempered by Spain’s rocky banking system and Greece’s possible departure from the Eurozone, leading to a minor gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. CNNMoney tells us the Dow gained 26.49 points, +0.22 percent, to close at 12,127.95. The Nasdaq rose +0.66 percent to 2,778.11, while the S&P gained +0.57 percent to 1,285.50. Meanwhile, the Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +1.64 percent to close at 980.7. Housing stocks we track closed mixed. Cavco Industries gained the most of stocks we follow, adding +5.15%, +2.17, to close at 44.28. Skyline Corp. fell the most of stocks we follow, -1.17%, -0.05, to end the day at 4.21. Affiliated Managers Group 98.45 +2.45 (+2.55%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 118,920 -263.00 (-0.22%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley, and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 26.26 -0.20 (-0.76%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 66.59 +1.17 (+1.79%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 8.84 +0.28 (+3.27%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 6.45. Sun Communities 40.72 +0.96 (+2.41%). Third Avenue Value Fund (6-04) 40.86 -0.17 (-0.41%). United Forest Products, Inc. 35.01 +0.91 (+2.67%). UMH Properties 10.44 +0.06 (+0.58%).
