CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com jitters over the continuing European debt crisis tempered the slight good news anticipated in the job market, resulting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping -0.11 percent, -14.61 points, to close at 13,060.14. The Nasdaq moved up +12.41 points, +0.40 percent to close at 3,080.50, while the S&P remained just below the 1,400 mark at 1,398.08, -0.06 percent, -0.88. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +1.46 percent to close at 1,053.30. All the housing stocks we track closed mixed, with no one advancing more than the +0.60 of Patrick Ind., although Nobility Homes dropped the most, -4.23 percent, -0.31 points, to close at 7.02. Affiliated Managers Group 113.18 -0.10 (-0.09%). Cavco 46.75 -0.26 (-0.55). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 121,295 -455.00 (-0.37%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 27.52 +0.15 (+0.55%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 69.18 -0.59 (-0.85%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 8.98 -0.07 (-0.77%). Patrick Industries 10.09 +0.06 (+0.60%). Skyline Corp. 7.00 -0.26 (-3.58%). Sun Communities 42.95 -0.21 (-0.49%). Third Avenue Value Fund (4-4) 45.19 -0.87 (-1.89%). UMH Properties 11.50 +0.04 (+0.35%). Universal Forest Products 33.56 +0.11 (+0.33%).
