Although the stock market suffered its worst week of the year with all three indexes having lost over two percent, they did manage to end the day on a positive note, as the Nasdaq gained over one percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +0.07 percent, +10.37 points, to end the week at 14,547.41. The Nasdaq gained +1.25 percent, +39.70 points, to close at 3,206.06, while the S&P advanced +0.88 percent, +13.64 points, to end the day at 1,555.25. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite moved up +1.94 percent to close at 1541.4. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even, with Cavco Industries, Inc. gaining the most, +4.68%, +1.92, to end the day at 42.93. Skyline Corp. was right behind, gaining +4.63%, +0.199, to end the week at 4.50. Louisiana Pacific Industries, Inc. fell the most of stocks we follow, dropping -2.25%, -0.40 points, to end the day at 17.40. Affiliated Managers Group 145.81 +1.75 (+1.21%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 157,861 +3,335.00 (+2.16%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 34.29 +0.16 (+0.47%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 80.39 +0.02 (+0.02%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 5.55. Patrick Industries, Inc. 14.15 +0.13 (+0.98%). Sun Communities, Inc. 49.41 +0.94 (+1.94%). Third Avenue Value Fund (April 18) 52.32 -0.11 (-0.21%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 37.06 +0.06 (+0.17). UMH 10.94 +0.05 (+0.46%).
