Analysts at Deutsche Bank report concerns about China’s market coupled with a sharp drop in copper prices led to little change in the three major indexes today. CNNMoney reports the Dow Industrial Average edged down -11.17 points, -0.07 percent, to end the day at 16,340.08. The Nasdaq managed to squeak out a gain of 16.14 points, +0.37 percent, to finish at 4,323.33, while the S&P nudged up +0.57 points, +0.03 percent, to close at 1,868.20. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite rose +1.03 percent to close at 812.73. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed modestly mixed or even, with Equity LifeStyle Properties posting a gain of 1.38 percent, +0.56 points, to end the day at 41.00. Drew Industries nudged down the most of tracked stocks, -0.69 percent, -0.36 points, to finish at 52.11. Affiliated Managers Group 194.44 +0.58 (+0.30%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 82.90 +0.71 (+0.86%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 187,750 +649.00 (+0.35%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.80. Louisiana Pacific Corporation 17.05 -0.28 (-0.62%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 11.00. Patrick Industries 42.67 -0.13 (-0.30%). Skyline Corp. 5.59 +0.03 (+0.54%). Sun Communities, Inc. 44.58 +0.20 (+0.45%). Third Avenue Value Fund (March 11) 56.62 -0.02 (-0.04%). UMH Properties 9.56 +0.01 (+0.10%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 55.32 -0.21 (-0.38%). ##
