Noting October has been more trick than treat, as the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 have lost two percent so far, the three indexes moved farther south in today’s trading as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged -272.52 points, -1.60 percent, to end the day at 16,719.39, while the Nasdaq lost -69.60 points, -1.56 percent, to close at 4,385.20. The S&P 500 fell -29.72 points, -1.51 percent, to finish at 1,935.10. Meanwhile, the Manufactured Housing Composite also plunged, losing -5.15 percent, closing at 531.8, and most stocks we track lost ground or remained even. Third Avenue Value Fund (Oct. 6) nudged up the most of stocks we follow, +0.10 percent, +0.06 points, to close at $59.37. Patrick Industries, Inc. fell the most of tracked stocks, -4.65 percent, -2.01 points, to end at $41.23. CNNMoney informs MHProNews Affiliated Managers Group $195.18 -3.56 (-1.79%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) –parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $206,782 -1,803.00 (-0.85%). Cavco Industries Inc. $66.37 -1.64 (-2.41%). Deer Valley Corp. (DVLY) $0.65 0.00 (0.00%). Drew Industries, Inc. $41.95 -0.60 (-1.41%). Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) $43.00 +0.01 (+0.04%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.36 -0.02 (-0.19%). Liberty Homes $0.75 0.00 (0.00%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPX) $12.94 -0.28 (-2.12%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.55 0.00 (0.00%). Skyline Corp. $3.73 -0.07 (-1.84%). Sun Communities, Inc. $50.58 -0.42 (-0.82%). UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) $9.53 -0.01 (-0.10%). Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI) $41.89 -0.93 (-2.17%). ##
