DR Horton fell$. 31 or 1.3 percent, to $23.35. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 10 or 1.8 percent, to $5.61. Lennar Corp. fell$. 47 or 1.1 percent, to $41.07.
DR Horton rose$. 11 or. 5 percent, to $23.77. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 08 or 1.4 percent, to $5.79. Lennar Corp. rose$. 16 or. 4 percent, to $41.70.
DR Horton rose$. 46 or 2.0 percent, to $24.12. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 16 or 2.8 percent, to $5.87. Lennar Corp. rose$. 56 or 1.3 percent, to $42.10.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1- U.S. construction spending rose in December, with strong gains in home building and business investment outweighing a sharp drop in public works spending by state and local governments. Construction spending increased 0.9 percent to an annual rate of $885 billion, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
DR Horton rose$. 60 or 2.6 percent, to $23.66. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 21 or 3.5 percent, to $5.71. Lennar Corp. fell$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $41.54.
LOS ANGELES-- Standard Pacific Corp.' s net income soared in the fourth quarter, as the homebuilder recognized a hefty tax benefit and revenue jumped 43 percent fueled by completed home sales.
DR Horton rose$. 44 or 1.9 percent, to $23.50. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 20 or 3.3 percent, to $5.72. Lennar Corp. fell$. 09 or. 2 percent, to $41.51.
DR Horton rose$. 06 or. 3 percent, to $23.12. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 12 or 2.0 percent, to $5.80. Lennar Corp. fell$. 29 or. 7 percent, to $41.31.
"Everything today is fairly lofty because of the expectations that are built into the demand that we know is going to be coming," Williams Financial Group analyst David Williams said.
DR Horton fell$. 76 or 3.2 percent, to $23.06. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 25 or 4.1 percent, to $5.92. Lennar Corp. fell $1.04 or 2.4 percent, to $41.60.
Homebuilders may see business bloom again this spring, according to Credit Suisse, which upgraded KB Home on Wednesday. Shares of KB Home, as well as Ryland, Meritage and Standard Pacific hit yearly or multi-year highs Wednesday. The company's shares increased 31 cents to $18.93 by late afternoon after hitting a multi-year high of $19.57 earlier in the day.
DR Horton fell$. 64 or 2.7 percent, to $23.19. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 21 or 3.4 percent, to $5.96. Lennar Corp. fell$. 87 or 2.0 percent, to $41.77.
DR Horton fell$. 24 or 1.0 percent, to $23.58. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 05 or. 8 percent, to $6.12. Lennar Corp. fell$. 41 or 1.0 percent, to $42.23.
DR Horton rose $2.51 or 11.8 percent, to $23.82. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 24 or 4.0 percent, to $6.17. Lennar Corp. rose$. 77 or 1.8 percent, to $42.68.
Jan 29- D.R. Horton Inc's quarterly profit more than doubled as it managed to sell more homes at higher prices, leading the No. 1 U.S homebuilder to forecast a good spring selling season.