In the news from CNNMoney: Netflix raises standard monthly fee. Ben Carson wants guns in classrooms. First time unemployment claims fell 13,000 to 263,000. Median wealth for white families is $134,900, compared to $11,000 for black families, $13,900 for Hispanics. Volkswagen headquarters raided by German police. German exports fall, China blamed.
Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) gained +1.54 percent to close at 946.8. Manufactured housing related stocks we cover closed mixed, or even, but Universal Forest Products, Inc. outpaced other tracked stocks, gaining +4.52 percent to close at $62.40. Louisiana Pacific, which has led stocks we cover for three consecutive days, moved up +2.29. Skyline Corp. fell more than other tracked stocks, -4.17 percent, to end the day at 2.53.
On the Big Board:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +0.82 percent, +138.46 points, to end the day at 17,050.75.
The NASDAQ moved up +0.41 percent, +19.64 points, to end at 4,810.79.
The S&P 500 advanced +0.88 percent, +17.60 points, to close at 2,013.43.
As of 4 PM ET, CNNMoney Finance tells MHProNews:
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $177.05 -0.02 (-0.01%).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $200,616 +1,616.00 (+0.81%).
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $18.89 -0.07 (-0.37%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $74.99 +1.63 (+2.22%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $0.70 0.00 (0.00 %).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $58.19 +1.98 (+3.52%).
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $60.05 +0.07 (+0.12%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.21 +0.09 (+0.89%).
Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) $0.02 0.00 (0.00%).
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $16.95 +0.38 (+2.29%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $13.00 0.00 (0.00%).
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $43.27 +0.62 (+1.46%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $2.53 -0.11 (-4.17%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $68.14 +0.13 (+0.19%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $52.43 +0.57 (+1.10%).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $9.93 +0.09 (+0.91%).
Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $62.40 +2.70 (+4.52%). ##
(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.