CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 300 points during the day to close at 11,577.05, up 180.05, a gain of 1.58 percent. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value gained 3.42 percent to close at 725.70. Many housing stocks gained also, although some declined. Affiliated Managers Group 86.80 +4.04 (+4.88%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance and other MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 112,560.00 +2,870.00 (+2.62%). Cavco Industries 32.79 +1.69 (+4.75%). Champion, Deer Valley, and Liberty were all unchanged. Drew Industries 22.34 +0.74 (+3.43%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 63.10 +0.78 (+1.25%). Nobility Homes was unchanged at 5.20. Palm Harbor Homes 0.009 -0.0005 (-5.26%). Patrick Industries 1.70 -0.0499 (-2.85%). Skyline Corporation 7.06 -0.02 (-0.28%). Sun Communities 36.84 +1.14 (+3.19%). Third Avenue Value Fund (10-17) 41.60 -0.87 (-2.05%). UMH Properties 9.65 +0.33 (+3.54%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 25.59 +1.25 (+5.14%).
