All three indexes gained in today’s trading as hopes for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve took center stage over job market worries and mixed corporate earnings, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 113.9 points, +0.87 percent, to end the day at 13,204.62. CNNMoney says the Nasdaq gained +0.69 percent, to close at 3050.61, while the S&P moved up +0.67 percent to end the day at 1399.98. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite rose +2.42 percent to close at 1071.6. Housing stocks we track mostly closed up. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, moving up 27.96 percent, +2.50, to close at 11.44. Nobility Homes came in a strong second place, +17.28 percent, 6.99 to end the trading day at 6.99. Deer Valley fell the most, dropping -4.41 percent, -0.03, to close at 0.65. Affiliated Managers Group 113.90 +0.04 (+0.39%). Cavco 49.52 +1.62 (+3.49%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 120,650 +894.00 (+0.75%). Champion, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 28.51 +0.73 (+2.63%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 69.35 +0.20 (+0.29%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 8.83 +0.26 (+3.03%). Nobility Homes 6.99 +1.03 (+17.28). Skyline Corp. 6.07 +0.03 (+0.50). Sun Communities 43.22 +0.06 (+0.14%). Third Avenue Value Fund (4-25) 45.49 +0.25 (+0.55%). UMH Properties 11.58 -0.13 (-1.11%). Universal Forest Product 37.24 +0.74 (+2.00%).
