CNNMoney reports the increase in U.S. housing starts and growth in industrial production was overshadowed by continuing uncertainty regarding the political and financial situation in Greece, reducing gains made earlier in the day as all three U.S. stock indexes fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -33.45 points, -0.26 percent, to close at 12,595.55. The Nasdaq dropped -0.68 percent to 2,874.04, while the S&P closed down -0.44 percent, to 1,324.80. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -1.89 percent to close at 1042.90. Housing stocks we track closed mixed, but Skyline Corp. gained +2.50 percent, +0.12, to close at 4.92. Louisiana Pacific Corp., after gaining 2.76 percent yesterday, fell the most of tracked stocks today, declining -4.24 percent, -0.41, to end the trading day at 9.27. Affiliated Managers Group 104.84 +0.75 (+0.72%). Cavco Industries 46.61 -1.61 (-3.34%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 121,800 +375.00 (+0.31%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 26.50 -0.34 (-1.27%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 67.10 -1.58 (-2.30%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 6.85. (See today’s Daily Business News regarding Nobility’s agreement with Nasdaq.) Sun Communities 42.32 -0.39 (-0.91%). Third Avenue Value Fund (5-15) 43.30 -0.18 (-0.41%). UMH Properties 10.87 +0.05 (+0.46%). Universal Forest Products 37.57 -0.51 (-1.34%).
