CNNMoney reports that the Dow edged higher today, continuing Monday’s rally. The modest just-over-a-quarter percentage point gain came amid concerns that a French credit downgrade could harm the ‘save the Euro’ efforts in play. The Dow closed at 11,555.63 +32.62 (+0.28%), down year to date -0.19%. The Yahoo! Financial Manufactured Housing Composite Value closed up at 736.1 +0.01%. Affiliated Managers Group 87.55, – 0.19 (-0.22%), but rose in after hours trading. Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 113,000.00 -805.00 (-0.71%). Cavco Industries 39.65 -0.04 (-0.10%). Champion, Deer Valley, Liberty and Palm Harbor Homes. Drew Industries 20.82 -0.18 (-0.86%) Equity Lifestyle Properties 60.04 +0.32 (+0.54%). Nobility Homes 6.13 -0.09 (-1.45%). Patrick Industries 2.50 -0.10 (-3.85%). Skyline Corporation 5.17 +0.08 (+1.57%). Sun Communities 34.11 -0.38 (-1.10%), but rose after the bell. Third Avenue Value Fund (11.28) 40.13+1.29 (+3.32%). UMH Properties 8.90 -0.30 (-3.26%). UFPI rose to close at 25.61 0.19 (0.75%), as if to vex RetirementPlanners who in a story we will report, tomorrow places the firm in a recent downtrend.
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