Stocks were up and down during the trading day as investors tried to sort through positive economic reports and determine the direction the Federal Reserve will take, leaving the three major indexes mixed. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 24.85 points, -0.16 percent, to close at 15,889.77. The Nasdaq nudged up +0.02 percent, +0.80 points, to close at 4,038., while the S&P edged down -2.34 points, -0.13 percent, to finish at 1,792.81. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +0.30 percent to close at 701.2 Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, with Equity LifeStyle Properties gaining the most of tracked stocks, edging up +0.81 percent, +0.29, to close at 36.14, while Drew Industries edged down the most of stocks we follow, -0.78%, -0.42, to end at 53.40. Affiliated Managers Group 198.67 -1.05 (-0.53%). Cavco Industries 61.43 +0.03 (+0.04%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 173,500 +1,369.00 (+0.80%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.51. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 15.89 -0.10 (-0.63%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 8.85. Patrick Industries 30.14 -0.03 (-0.10%). Skyline Corp. 5.01 +0.01 (+0.20%). Sun Communities 40.76 -0.01 (-0.02%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 3) 58.20 -0.18 (-0.31%). UMH Properties 9.46 +0.04 (+0.42%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 50.05 -0.205 (-0.41%).
