A shortened trading day resulted in stocks ending the month flat, as many traders took the day off, but November overall was a definite plus for the stock market. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 10.92 points, -0.07 percent, to close at 16,086.41 points. The Nasdaq advanced +0.37 percent, +15.14 points, to close at 4,059.89, while the S&P nudged down -0.08 points, -1.42 percent, to finish at 1,805.81. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite advanced +3.59 percent to close at 740.9. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, with Cavco Industries gaining the most of tracked stocks, moving up +2.99 percent, +1.96 percent, to close at 67.47, while Universal Forest Products, Inc. fell the most of stocks we follow, -1.74%, -0.92, to end the month at 51.97. Affiliated Managers Group 200.25 -0.75 (-0.37%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 174,750 +125.00 (+0.07%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 54.21 +0.02 (+0.04%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 35.50 -0.55 (-1.53%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.51. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 16.40 -0.21 (-1.26%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 9.00. Patrick Industries 31.25 +0.15 (+0.48%). Skyline Corp. 4.87 +0.09 (+1.88%). Sun Communities 40.80 -0.42 (-1.02%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Nov. 27) 58.59 -0.04 (-0.07%). UMH Properties 9.62 -0.01 (-0.10%).

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