All three U.S. stock market indexes notched their worst week of 2012. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 3.5% for the year, falling -73.11 points today, -0.59%, to end the week at 12,369.38. CNNMoney reports continuing concerns about global markets kept investors on the sidelines. The Nasdaq dropped -1.24 percent to 2,778.79, while the S&P closed down -0.74 percent, to 1,295.22. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.41 percent to close at 993.2. Most of the housing stocks we track closed down, although Louisiana Pacific Corp. did edge up 1.81 percent, +0.15, to close at 8.69. Deer Valley lost the most of tracked stocks, dropping -6.67 percent, -0.05, to close at 0.70. Affiliated Managers Group 100.16 -1.75 (-1.72%). Cavco Industries 42.68 -1.27 (-2.89%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 119,850 -1,000.00 (-0.83%). Champion, Liberty Homes, and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 26.08 +0.25 (+0.97%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 65.36 -0.31 (-0.47%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 6.87. Skyline Corp. 4.54 -0.04 (-0.87%). Sun Communities 40.67 -0.55 (-1.33%). Third Avenue Value Fund (5-17) 41.72 -0.70 (-1.65%). UMH Properties 10.71 -0.04 (-0.37%). Universal Forest Products 36.16 -0.15 (-0.65%).
