Investors continue to stick to the edge of the dance floor as they await word next week from the Federal Reserve on the future of the stimulus. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 15.93 points, +0.10 percent, to close at 15,755.36. The Nasdaq nudged up 0.06 percent, +2.58 points, to finish the week at 4000.98, while the S&P lost -0.18 points, -0.01 percent, to end the day at 1,775.32. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +1.40 percent to close at 700.3. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, but Louisiana Pacific Corp. spiked the most of tracked stocks, moving up +6.42 percent, +1.04 points, to close at 17.05, while Liberty Homes fell the most of stocks we follow, -7.69%, -0.05, to end the day at 0.60. Affiliated Managers Group 210.95 +2.13 (+1.07%). Cavco Industries 61.25 +0.64 (+1.01%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 171,100 -400.00 (-0.23%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 52.43 +0.64 (+1.24%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 35.66 +0.13 (+0.37%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 8.10. Patrick Industries 28.78 +0.03 (+0.10%). Skyline Corp. 4.65 -0.0701 (-1.49%). Sun Communities 40.76 +0.89 (+2.23%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 12) 57.42 -0.06 (-0.10%). UMH Properties 9.13 +0.02 (+0.22%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.54 +0.22 (+0.45%).
