The better-than-expected jobs report on Friday and the merger of American Airlines with US Airways continues to buoy the market, as all three major indexes edged up in today’s trading. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.52 points, +0.03 percent, to close at 16,025.53. The Nasdaq advanced +0.15 percent, +6.23 points, to finish at 4,068.75, while the S&P moved up 3.28 points, +0.18 percent, to end the day at 1,808.37. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.61 percent to close at 718.9. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, with Affiliated Managers Group gaining the most of tracked stocks, +1.02 percent, +2.08, to close at 205.10, while Nobility Homes fell the most of stocks we follow, -2.94%, -0.25, to end the day at 8.25. Cavco Industries 63.57 -0.42 (-0.66%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 175,746 +705.00 (+0.40%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 53.35 -0.14 (-0.26%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.30 +0.20 (+0.55%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.51. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 16.12 +0.11 (+0.69%). Patrick Industries 28.96 -0.48 (-1.63%). Skyline Corp. 5.07 +0.03 (+0.60%). Sun Communities 41.83 +0.11 (+0.26%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 6) 58.15 +0.27 (+0.47%). UMH Properties 9.48 -0.11 (-1.15%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 50.13 +0.13 (+0.26%).

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