An unexpected drop in the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index ended the Dow’s ten day winning steak, the best run since 1996. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -0.17 percent, -25.03 points, to close at 14,514.11. The Nasdaq fell -0.30 percent, -9.86 points, to close at 3,249.07, while the S&P moved down -0.56 percent, -2.53 points, to end the day at 1,560.70. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite rose 2.79 percent to close at 1573.2. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Sun Communities, Inc. gained the most of tracked stocks, advancing +0.86 percent, +0.39 points, to end the day at 46.89. Skyline Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, dropping -5.32%. -0.26, to end the week at 4.63. Affiliated Managers Group 154.41 -0.71 (-0.50%). Cavco Industries 47.99 -0.91 (-1.86%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 153,500 -2490.00 (-1.60%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 37.66 +0.15 (+0.40%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 74.92 -0.46 (-0.61%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 21.69 -0.21 (-0.96%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.40. Patrick Industries remained unchanged at 14.24. Third Avenue Value Fund (March 14) 51.71 +0.15 (+0.29%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 41.05 -0.05 (-0.12%). UMH 10.14 +0.03 (+0.30%).
