Mergers of two online housing data giants and two dollar store retailers did not spur stock markets in today’s trading as investors stay tuned to Q2 GDP numbers due out this week, as well as the July jobs report and news from the Federal Reserve’s policy committee meeting, also on tap for this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +22.02 points, +0.13 percent, to close at 16,982.59, while the Nasdaq slipped -4.65 points, -0.10 percent, to end at 4,444.91. The S&P 500 edged up slightly, +0.57 points, + 0.03 percent, to 1,978.91, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite edged down -1.89 percent to finish at 827.3. Most stocks we cover closed mixed or even, although Skyline Corp. spiked +4.10 percent, +0.18 points to close at 4.57, while Louisiana Pacific Industries dropped the most of tracked stocks, -3.61 percent, -0.52 points, to close at 13.89. Affiliated Managers Group 206.42 +1.28 (+0.62%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 75.26 -1.18 (-1.54%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 192,580 +1,355.00 (+0.71%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Drew Industries, Inc. 45.46 -0.57 (-1.24%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 45.01 +0.26 (+0.58%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Nobility Homes, Inc. remained unchanged at 11.00. Patrick Industries, Inc. 44.99 -0.26 (-0.57%). Sun Communities, Inc. 52.97 +0.48 (+0.91%). Third Avenue Value Fund 62.25 (July 25) -0.06 (-0.10%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.80 +0.03 (+0.31%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 44.98 -0.45 (-0.99%). ##
