U.S. stocks overall advanced during the day, then faltered as investors took in the global economic picture, to close with little change. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down -0.13 percent, -17.46 points,closing at 13,579.47, while the Nasdaq gained +0.13 percent to 3,179.96. The S&P lost -0.01 percent to close at 1,460.15. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite was up +0.12 percent to close at 1080.8. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Skyline Corporation advanced the most of tracked stocks, gaining +8.70%, +0.41, closing at 5.12. Cavco Industries dropped the most of stocks we follow, falling -1.29%, -0.60, to close at 45.91. Affiliated Managers Group 124.23 -0.87 (-0.70%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 134,315 +499.00 (+0.37%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 30.25 +0.27 (+0.90%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 69.10 -0.28 (-0.40%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 13.80 +0.06 (+0.44%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 6.00. Patrick Industries 14.55 -0.03 (-0.21%). Sun Communities, Inc. 44.49 +0.22 (+0.50%). Third Avenue Value Fund (9-20) 48.97 -0.44 (-0.89%). United Forest Products, Inc. 42.46 +0.40 (+1.19%). UMH 12.00 +0.30 (+2.56%).
