Blue Chip stocks advanced as Americans flocked to the polls, sending all three indexes into positive territory. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up +1.02 percent, gaining 133.24 points, to close at 13,245.68. The Nasdaq advanced +0.41 percent, +12.27 points to close at 3,011.93, while the S&P moved up +0.79 percent, +11.13points to close at 1,428.39. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.11 percent to close at 1189.4. Housing stocks closed mixed or even. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, advancing +5.83%, +1.07, to end the day at 15.07. Louisiana Pacific Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, -2.18%, -0.35, to end at 10.26. Affiliated Managers Group 128.50 +0.38 (+0.30%). Cavco Industries 48.21 +0.06 (+0.10%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 130,673 +373.00 (+0.29%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 32.86 +0.58 (+1.77%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 68.01 -0.02 (-0.03%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 15.07 -0.35 (-2.18%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.50 for the second consecutive day. Patrick Industries 19.16 +1.07 (+5.83%). Skyline Corp. 4.35 -0.01 (-0.23%). Sun Communities, Inc. 42.12 +0.19 (+0.45%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Nov. 5) 48.98 +0.02 (+0.04%). United Forest Products, Inc. 38.18 -0.54 (-1.39%). UMH 10.45 +0.35 (+3.47%).
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