The three major indexes all nudged up modestly to end the week as investors believe there is more room for the market to grow. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up 69.80 points, +0.45 percent, to close at 15,615.55. The Nasdaq rose +0.06 percent, +2.33 points, to end the week at 3,922.04 while the S&P edged up +5.1 points, +0.29 percent, to close at 1,761.64. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.34 percent to close at 836.6. Housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed mixed or even, no terrific movement in either direction. Universal Forest Products Inc. gained the most of tracked stocks, nudging up +1.21 percent, +0.64 points, to end at 53.56. Skyline Corp. fell the most of stocks we follow, -3.51%, -0.159, to end at 4.37. Affiliated Managers Group 198.33 +0.89 (+0.45%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 57.64 -0.94 (-1.58%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 173,100 +106.00 (+0.07%). Drew Industries, Inc. 49.80 -0.46 (-0.92%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Equity LifeStyle Properties 38.11 +0.12 (+0.32%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.60. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 16.78 -0.23 (-1.35%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 9.25. Patrick Industries 31.32 +0.04 (+0.13%). Sun Communities, Inc. 44.38 -0.19 (-0.42%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Oct. 31) 57.86 -0.27 (+0.46%). UMH Properties 10.03 -0.03 (-0.30%).
