Stocks were little changed in today’s trading, although the Dow posted its 51st record close of 2013, as all three major indexes celebrated dramatic gains for the year. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +25.88 points, +0.16 percent, to close at 16,504.29. The Nasdaq lost -0.06 percent, -2.39 points, to finish at 4154.20, while the S&P edged down -0.33 points, -0.02 percent, to end the day at 1,841.07. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.57 percent to close at 779.4. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, although Sun Communities, Inc. advanced the most, +1.92 percent, gaining +0.80 points, to close at 42.54. Louisiana Pacific Industries dropped the most of tracked stocks, -0.75 percent, -0.14, to close at 18.65. Affiliated Managers Group 215.15 +0.27 (+0.13%). Cavco Industries 69.29 -0.28 (-0.40%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 177,069 -91.00 (-0.05%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 51.57 +0.46 (+0.90%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.46 +0.57 (+1.59%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.68. Nobility Homes 9.00 +0.09 (+1.01%). Patrick Industries 28.92 -0.17 (-0.58%). Skyline Corp. 5.12 +0.066 (+1.31%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 27) 57.16 +0.10 (+0.18%). UMH Properties 9.37 +0.03 (+0.32%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. remained unchanged at 52.03.
