Investors clearly liked it when new Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen said she will continue the ongoing monetary policy, driving each of the three major stock indexes over one percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped +192.98 points, +1.22 percent, to end the day at 15,994.77. The Nasdaq advanced +1.03 percent, +42.88 points, to finish at 4,191.05, while the S&P rose +19.91 points, +1.11 percent, to end the day at 1,819.75. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.02 percent to close at 688.3. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, but Nobility Homes spiked +7.53 percent, +0.70, to close at 10.00. Skyline Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, -1.50%, -0.0901 to finish at 5.93 points. Affiliated Managers Group 190.85 +3.84 (+2.05%). Cavco Industries Inc. 73.15 +0.07 (+0.10%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 170,515 +1,395.00 (+0.82%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.75. Drew Industries 45.93 +0.01 (+0.02%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 40.06 +0.41 (+1.03%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.73. Louisiana Pacific Industries 17.19 +0.30 (+1.78%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 36.82 -0.18 (-0.49%). Sun Communities, Inc. 48.34 +0.47 +0.98%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Feb. 10) 54.90 -0.18 (-0.33%). UMH Properties 9.59 +0.06 (+0.63%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.23 +0.44 (+0.91%).
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