Investors took a step back after last week’s run-up, digesting corporate returns and economic indicators, leaving the three major indexes to move little either side of the line. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -7.45 points, -0.05 percent, to end the day at 15,392.20. The Nasdaq advanced +0.15 percent, +5.77 points to end today’s session at 3,920.05, while the S&P advanced +0.01 percent, +0.16 points, to close at 1,744.66. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -6.81 percent to close at 870.6. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even. Drew Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, +1.28 percent, +0.65 to finish at 51.46. Cavco Industries, Inc. fell the most of stocks we follow, -2.92, -4.83 percent, to finish at 57.53. Affiliated Managers Group 199.30 +0.75 (+0.38%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 175,120 -280.00 (-0.16%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.64 -0.01 (-0.03%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.60. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 17.38 -0.23 (-1.30%). Nobility Homes remained steady at 9.25. Patrick Industries, Inc. 29.50 +0.03 (+0.10%). Skyline Corp. remained steady at 4.44. Sun Communities, Inc. 44.43 +0.23 (+0.52%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Oct. 18) 58.41 +0.18 (+0.31%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.61 +0.13 (+1.24%). Universal Forest Products Inc. 47.36 -0.14 (-0.29%).
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