CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +0.16 percent on a drop in jobless claims but continuing problems in Europe, closing at 12,855.04 The Nasdaq dropped -0.04 percent to 2,933.64, while the S&P gained one quarter of a percent, to 1357.99. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.38 percent to close at 1083.8. While housing stocks we track closed mixed, not one of them closed up or down more than one whole percentage point, although Cavco did gain 0.93 percent. Affiliated Managers Group 105.50 -0.10 (-0.09%). Cavco Industries 48.84 -0.46 (-0.93%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 122,950 +390.00 (+0.32%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor all remained unchanged. Drew Industries 27.60 -0.15 (-0.54%). Equity Lifestyle Properties 69.40 -0.25 (-0.36%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. 9.43 +0.04 (+0.43%). Nobility Homes remained unchanged for the third day in a row at 7.00. Skyline Corp. 5.41 +0.03 (+0.56%). Sun Communities 43.78 +0.26 (+0.60%). Third Avenue Value Fund (5-9) 44.28 -0.30 (-0.67%). UMH Properties 11.34 +0.04 (+0.35%). Universal Forest Product 37.21 +0.29 (+0.79%).
