Good news from Germany’s economy and positive U.S. economic data powered all three indexes to positive news for the trading day. CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 46.02 points, + 0.36 percent, to close at 12,984.69. The Nasdaq gained 23.81 points, to end the day at 2,956.98, while the S&P rose 5.8, +0.43 percent, to close at 1,363.46. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite bolted +4.55 percent to finish at 920.7. Tracked housing stocks closed mixed, but none did terrible. Skyline Corp. gained the most of tracked stocks, rising 10.31 percent, +0.77, to close at 8.24. Affiliated Managers Group 105.89 +1.73 (+1.16%). Cavco Industries 47.24 +1.75 (+3.85%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 119,000 +830.00 (+0.70%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 28.89 +0.22 (+0.77%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 7.68 -0.10 (-1.29%). Nobility Homes 7.43 +0.12 (+1.64%). Patrick Industries 6.30 -0.06 (-0.94%). Sun Communities 40.71 +0.25 (+0.62%). Third Avenue Value Fund (2-22) 47.59 -0.08 (-0.17%). UMH Properties 10.37 +0.11 (+1.07%). Universal Forest Products 33.97 +0.76 (+2.29%).
