The last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff sent many U.S. stocks roaring into the New Year, as the three major indexes all gained 2.35 percent plus. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 2.35 percent, +308.41 points, to 13,412.55. The Nasdaq jumped +3.07 percent, +92.75 points, to close at 3,112.26, while the S&P gained 2.54 percent, +36.23 points, to close at 1,462.42. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +2.31 percent to close at 1233.2. Most housing stocks we track gained nicely, one closed down, others were even. Patrick Industries gained the most of stocks we track, moving up +9.00 percent, +1.40, to end the day at 16.96. Cavco Industries was the only tracked stock to close down, losing -0.24%, -0.12, to end the first trading day of 2013 at 49.82. Affiliated Managers Group 134.85 +4.70 +3.61 percent. Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 139,610 +5,550. (+4.14%). Champion, Liberty Homes, and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.60. Drew Industries 33.39 +1.14 (+3.53%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 68.34 +1.05 (+1.56%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 19.70 +0.38 (+1.97%). Nobility Homes continued unchanged at 4.90. Skyline Corp. 4.37 +0.31(+7.64%). Sun Communities, Inc. 40.99 +1.10 (+2.76%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 31) 49.84 +0.44 (+0.89%). UMH 10.73 +0.40 (+3.87%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.96 +2.92 (+7.58%).
