The Nasdaq continued its eighth day advancing, closing at its highest level since Jan. 2000, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped and the S&P moved up slightly. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -23.99 points, -0.15 percent, to end the day at 16,130.40. The Nasdaq added +0.68 percent, +28.75 points, to finish at 4,272.78, while the S&P edged up +2.13 points, +0.12 percent, to end the day at 1,840.76. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite remained at 689.9. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, but Nobility Homes gained the most, moving up +7.00 percent, +0.70, to close at 10.70. Louisiana Pacific Industries fell the most of stocks we follow, dropping -3.01 percent, -0.54, to end the day at 17.41. Affiliated Managers Group 189.87 -0.71 (-0.37%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 74.50 +0.40 (+0.54%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 172,200 -225.00 (-0.13%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 49.91 +0.87 (+1.77%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 40.13 +0.09 (+0.22%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.73. Patrick Industries, Inc. 37.22 +0.65 (+1.78%). Skyline Corp. 6.40 +0.10 (+1.59%). Sun Communities, Inc. 47.83 +0.55 (1.16%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Feb. 14) 55.89 +0.12 (+0.22%). UMH Properties 9.41 -0.05 (-0.53%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 56.65 -0.15 (-0.26%). ##

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