On the last trading day of the month the stock market finished flat, but the Nasdaq added about three percent for the month and the S&P, in addition to setting a new high, gained almost two percent in May. Today, CNNMoney informs MHProNews, the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up +18.43 points, +0.11 percent, to finish the month at 16,717.17. The S&P 500 index moved to another new high, 1.923.57, as it gained +3.54 points, +0.18 percent. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq slipped -5.33 points, -0.13 percent, to finish at 4,242.62. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.29 percent to close at 739.1. Tracked stocks we cover finished modestly mixed or even. Equity LifeStyle Properties edged up the most, +1.34 percent, +0.58 points, to close at 43.74, while Louisiana Pacific Corp. fell the most -2.87 percent, -0.42 points, to close at 14.20. Affiliated Managers Group 188.60 -1.05 (-0.55%). Cavco Industries Inc. 76.77 -1.38 (-1.77%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 192,000 -300.00 (-0.16%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Drew Industries 48.52 +0.02 (+0.04%).Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.80. Nobility Homes 11.00 -0.25 (-2.22%). Patrick Industries 37.80 -0.39 (-1.02%). Skyline Corp. 4.81 +0.055 (+1.16%). Sun Communities, Inc. 48.42 +0.30 (+0.62%). Third Avenue Value Fund (May 29) 59.53 +0.14 (+0.24%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.92 +0.06 +0.61%) Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.55 -0.60 (-1.22%). ##
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