Optimism on Wall Street rose as first time jobless claims fell and the European Central Bank cut its interest rate, driving the S&P 500 to a new record high as the Dow and Nasdaq also registered gains. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up +130.63 points, +0.89 percent, to end the day at 14,831.58. The Nasdaq gained +1.26 percent, +41.49 points, to close at 3,340.62, while the S&P advanced +0.94 percent, +14.89 points to end the day at 1,597.59. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +3.59% percent to close at 1676.4. All but one of the stocks we track closed up, or even. Skyline Corp. gained the most of stocks we follow, moving up +2.87%, +0.13, to close at 4.66. Third Avenue Value Fund (May 1) was the only stock we follow that fell, -0.62% -0.34 points, to close at 54.10. Affiliated Managers Group 152.39 +1.67 (+1.11%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 44.28 +0.72 (+1.65%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 160,857 +1,158.00 points (+0.73%). Champion, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Deer Valley remained at 0.74. Drew Industries 34.58 +0.59 (+1.69%). Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 82.36 +0.75 (+0.92%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 17.91 +0.45 +2.58%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.60. Patrick Industries 19.98 +0.13 (+0.65%). Sun Communities, Inc. 50.59 +0.85 (+1.71%). TUMH 11.05 +0.13 (+1.19%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 36.99 +0.24 (+0.66%).
