The threat of upheaval in Iraq and possibility of disruption of oil deliveries and subsequent rise in oil prices did not deter investors totally, although gains were modest for the three major indexes on the first day of the week’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.27 points, +0.03 percent, to end at 16,781.01. CNNMoney tells MHProNews the Nasdaq moved up the most of the three majors, +10.46 points, +0.24 percent, to end at 4,321.11, while the S&P nudged up +1.62 points, +0.08 percent, to close at 1,937.78. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite edged up +0.62 percent to close at 739.6. Tracked stocks we cover closed mixed or even, with Louisiana Pacific Industries moving up more than any other, +2.52 percent, +0.36 points, to 14.66, while Nobility Homes fell the most of stocks we follow, -0.50 points, -4.17 percent, to close at 11.50. Affiliated Managers Group 200.92 +3.95 (+2.01%). Cavco Industries Inc. 75.97 +0.54 (+0.72%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 189,250 -270.00 (-0.14%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Drew Industries, Inc. 49.04 +0.55 (+1.13%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 43.77 -0.61 (-1.37%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.80. Patrick Industries, Inc. 39.85 +0.90 (+2.31%). Skyline Corp. 4.14 -0.169 (-3.92%). Sun Communities, Inc. 49.56 -0.23 (-0.46%). Third Avenue Value Fund (June 13) 60.89 +0.36 (+0.59%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.81 +0.01 (+0.10%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 48.10 -0.24 (-0.50%). ##
