Fortunes smiled on some individual stocks, however, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. added .91 cents (.86 percent) to close at $107.07; Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added $1,000 (.84 percent) to arrive at $120,000 a share; Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. added .28 cents (.42 percent) to $67.63; Louisiana-Pacific Corporation added .22 cents (2.86 percent) to $7.90; Patrick Industries, Inc. added .22 cents (3.49 percent making it the day’s biggest gainer) to $6.52; Walker & Dunlop, Inc. added .12 cents (.95 percent) to $12.73.
Closing the day lower were Cavco Industries Inc., down 1.42 (3.01 percent) to $45.82; Drew Industries Incorporated, down .28 cents (.97 percent) to $28.61; Nobility Homes, Inc., down .08 cents (1.8 percent) to $7.35; Skyline Corporation lost .27 cents (3.28 percent) to $7.97; Sun Communities, Inc. closed down .14 cents (.34 percent) to $40.57; Third Avenue Value Fund closed down .21 cents (.44 percent) to $47.38; Universal Forest Products Inc. lost 1.37 (4.03 percent making it the day’s biggest decliner) to $32.20 and UMH Properties Inc. lost .02 cents (.19 percent) to $10.35.
Champion, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor Homes did not lose or gain share value Friday.
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