Investors were encouraged by better-than-expected corporate returns and the rise in technology stocks as all three indexes advanced, according to CNNMoney. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up +103.16 points, +0.81%, to close at 12,908.70. The Nasdaq rose +1.12% to 2,942.60, while the S&P gained +0.67% to 1,372.78. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -1.42%% to close at 1,008.9. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Skyline Corp. advanced the most of stocks we track, gaining +3.55%, +0.17, to close at 4.96. Nobility Homes dropped the most of tracked stocks, falling -19.14%, -1.21, to end the day at 5.11. Affiliated Managers Group 109.97 +0.35 (+0.68%). Cavco Industries 47.52 -0.74 (-1.94%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 127,389 +-266.00 (-0.21%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 28.68 +0.57 (+1.83%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 72.99 +0.39 (+0.54%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 11.38 -0.13 (-1.13%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 14.25 -0.07 (-0.22%). Sun Communities 46.57 -0.02 (-0.04%). Third Avenue Value Fund (7-17) 45.26 +0.47 (+1.07%). United Forest Products, Inc. 40.24. +0.33 (+0.93%). UMH Properties 11.35 +0.04 (+0.35%).
