Consumer prices held steady in July, according to the Bureau of Statistics, and inflation remains low, both good signs for the economy, as investors sifted through economic data and continue to hope for stimulus from the Federal Reserve, according to CNNMoney. Meanwhile, U. S. stocks moved little, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -7.36 points, -0.06 percent, to close at 13,164.78. The Nasdaq actually gained +0.46 percent to 3,030.93, while the S&P moved up +0.11% to 1,405.53. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite inched up 0.07% to close at 996.7. Most housing stocks we track changed little, closing mixed or even. Drew Industries advanced the most of stocks we track, gaining +1.70%, +0.49, to close at 5.24. Nobility Homes dropped the most of tracked stocks, falling -4.73%, -0.26, to end the day at 33.31. Affiliated Managers Group 116.97 +0.90 (+0.78%). Cavco Industries 46.01 -0.05 (-0.11%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 127,007 -368.00 (-0.29%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Equity Lifestyle Properties 69.07 -0.03 (-0.05%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 12.73 +0.22 (+1.76%). Patrick Industries, Inc. 12.21 -0.14 (-1.13%). Skyline Corp. 4.54 -0.01 (-0.22%). Sun Communities 45.96 +0.09 (+0.20%). Third Avenue Value Fund (8-14) 46.91 +0.06 (+0.13%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 33.51 +0.195 (+0.59%). UMH Properties 11.02 +0.01 (+0.09%).
