All three indexes edged down on anticipated tepid news about the job market report due to be released tomorrow, and the downturn of the service sector of the economy for April. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -0.47 percent, -61.98 points, to end the day at 13,206.59. The Nasdaq lost even more, -1.16 percent, to close at 3024.30, while the S&P dropped -0.77 percent, to 1391.57. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -2.07 percent to close at 1101. Many of the housing stocks we track closed down. Drew Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, +0.38 percent, +0.11, to close at 29.00. Patrick Industries fell the most of tracked stocks, declining -9.01 percent, -1.22, to end the trading day at 12.32. Affiliated Managers Group 118.98 -2.44 (-2.19%). Cavco 50.11 -2.29 (-4.37%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 121,800 +25.00 (+0.02%). Champion, Liberty Homes, and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Deer Valley 0.70 -0.02 (-2.78%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 70.63 -0.06 (-0.08%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 9.08 -0.20 (-2.15%). Nobility Homes 6.90 -0.20 (-2.82%). Skyline Corp. 5.02 -0.06 (-1.18%). Sun Communities 44.12 +0.14 (+0.32%). Third Avenue Value Fund (5-2) 45.88 +0.09 (+0.20%). UMH Properties 11.48 -0.12 (-1.03%). Universal Forest Product 36.95 -0.50 (-1.34%).
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