On baseball season’s Opening Day, despite the disappointing jobs report Friday that the economy only added 126,000 jobs in March, the lowest number since the end of 2013, oil prices jumped six percent as Saudi Arabia raised its price to several Asian nations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +0.66 percent in today’s trading, +117.61 points to close at 17,880.85. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq moved up +0.62 percent, +30.38 points to close at 4,917.32, while the S&P 500 similarly advanced, +0.66 percent, +13.66 points to finish at 2,080.62.
The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value once again slightly outpaced the Dow in today’s trading, advancing +0.81 percent, to end the day at 666. Stocks we cover related to the manufactured housing industry closed mixed or even. UMH gained the most of tracked stocks, +1.46 percent, while Patrick Industries fell the most, slipping -1.38 percent.
As of 4 PM ET, CNNMoney Finance tells MHProNews:
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $215. +0.90 (+0.42 %)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $216,275.00 -225.00 (-0.10%).
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $27.63 -0.17 (-0.63%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $74.92 +0.52 (+0.70%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $0.65 0.00% (0.00%).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $60.76 -0.61 (-0.99%)
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $55.57 +0.43 (+0.78%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $11.03 +0.01 (+0.09%).
Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) $0.05 0.00 (0.00%).
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $16.15 -0.14 (-0.86%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $12.00 0.00 (0.00%).
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $63.09 -0.88 (-1.38%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $3.61 -0.01 (-0.28%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $66.92 +0.52 (+0.78%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) (Oct. 30) $57.18 +0.44 (+0.78%).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) 10.39 +0.15 (+1.46%)
Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $54.00 -0.38 (-0.70%). ##