The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 100 points in today’s trading as Blue Chip stocks performed well, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq had the blues, slipping -13.09 points, -0.32 percent, to end the day at 4,067.67. CNNMoney tells MHProNews the Dow gained -117.52 points, +0.72 percent, to finish the day at 16,518.54, while the S&P edged up +10.49, +0.56 percent, to close at 1,878.21.The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -1.37 percent, to finish at 709.2. Tracked housing stocks closed mixed or even in today’s trading, although Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway moved up the most of stocks we follow,+2.23 percent, +4,175.00 points to close at 191,550. Skyline Corp. slipped the most of tracked stocks, falling -5.33 percent, -0.28 points, to close at 4.97. Affiliated Managers Group 196.04 +3.40 (+1.76%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 76.32 -0.48 (-0.62%). Deer Valley Homebuilders remained at 0.70. Drew Industries, Inc. remained unchanged at 49.77. Equity LifeStyle Properties 43.18 +0.57 (+1.34%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.80. Louisiana Pacific Industries 15.97 -0.24 (-1.47%). Nobility Homes remained steady at 11.10. Patrick Industries 40.40 +0.35 (+0.87%). Sun Communities, Inc. 47.50 +0.45 (+0.96%). Third Avenue Value Fund (May 6) 58.23 -0.33 (-0.56%). UMH Properties 10.03 +0.13 (+1.31%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.78 +0.24 (+0.48%). ##
