In the best day of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average regained almost to the number the amount it lost in yesterday’s trading, advancing +274.83 points, +1.64 percent (yesterday’s loss was -1.60%), to close at 16,994.22, while the Nasdaq gained more than it lost yesterday, moving up +83.39 percent, +1.90 percent, to finish the day at 4,468.59. The S&P 500 moved up +33.79 points, +1.75 percent, to finish at 1,968.89, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. Meanwhile, the Manufactured Housing Composite regained some lost ground, +2.74 percent, closing at 546.4, and stocks we track closed mixed or remained even. Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) moved up the most of stocks we follow, +2.40 percent, +1.39 points, to close at $51.97. Liberty Homes plummeted the most of tracked stocks, -33.33 percent, -0.25 points, to end at $0.50. Affiliated Managers Group $194.84 -0.34 (-0.13%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) –parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $209,950 +4,915.00 (+2.40%). Cavco Industries Inc. $67.08 +0.71 (+1.07%). Deer Valley Corp. (DVLY) $0.65 0.00 (0.00%). Drew Industries, Inc. $42.47 +0.52 (+1.24%). Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) $43.65 +0.87 (+2.03%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.35 -0.01 (-0.10%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPX) $12.81 -0.13 (-0.99%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.55 0.00 (0.00%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 41.14 -0.09 (-0.22%). Skyline Corp. $3.79 +0.055 (+1.47%). Third Avenue Value Fund $58.52 -0.85 (-1.43%). UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) $9.64 +0.11 (+1.15%). Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI) $42.61 +0.72 (+1.72%). ##
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