The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq remained flat in today’s trading as the S&P inched to a new high, just short of the 2,000. mark, nudging up +0.05 percent, +0.97 points, to close at 1,987.98. CNNMoney informs MHProNews the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -2.83 points, -0.02 percent, to 17,083.80, while the Nasdaq lost -1.59 points, -0.04 percent, to close at 4,472.11. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite edged down -1.15 percent to finish at 841.9. Stocks we cover closed mixed or even, although Nobility Homes, Inc. advanced the most of tracked stocks, +0.25 points, +2.33 percent to close at 11.00. Cavco Industries, Inc. slipped the most, -2.32 percent, -1.82 points, to end the day at 76.68. Affiliated Managers Group 206.81 +0.14 (+0.07%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 192,441 +236.00 (+0.12%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Drew Industries, Inc. 46.49 -0.60 (-1.27%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 44.59 -0.13 (-0.29%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Louisiana Pacific Industries 14.44 -0.08 (-0.55%). Patrick Industries 45.86 -0.19 (-0.41%). Skyline Corp. 4.44 +0.0301 (+0.68%). Sun Communities, Inc. 52.32 +0.59 (+1.14%). Third Avenue Value Fund (July 23) 62.00 +0.12 (+0.19%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.85 -0.13 (-1.30%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 45.55 -0.57 (-1.24%). ##
