Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was light today as investors digested a better-than-expected drop in initial jobless claims, a narrowed trade deficit, and a surprise decline in wholesale inventories, according to CNNMoney. The three main indexes remained at their highest levels since May as the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -10.45 points, -0.08 percent, to close at 13,165.19. The Nasdaq managed a slight gain of +0.25 percent to close at 3,018.64, while the S&P moved up +0.04 percent to 1,402.80. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.47% to close at 999.9. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even. Skyline Corp. advanced the most of stocks we track, gaining +5.57%, +0.24, to close at 4.55. Nobility Homes dropped the most of tracked stocks, falling -3.34%, -0.19, to end the day at 5.50. Affiliated Managers Group 116.51 -0.09 (-0.08%). Cavco Industries 47.74 +0.02 (+0.04%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 126,800 -200.00 (-0.16%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 29.04 -0.21 (-0.72%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 69.64 -0.33 (-0.47%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 11.90 +0.15 (+1.28%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 12.29 +0.40 (+3.36%). Sun Communities 45.69 -0.29 (-0.63%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug. 8) 46.68 +0.19 (+0.87%). United Forest Products, Inc. 34.79. -0.09 (-0.28%). UMH Properties 11.40 +0.11 (+0.97%)
