The markets experienced a roller coaster throughout the trading day but ended positive with strong movement the last 30Â minutes of the trading day.
Copper and gold were up on news that China may add to the stimulus.
Brent crude was at an 11-year low on concerns of a continuous oil glut.
TOP GOVCON INDEX GAINERS
Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
OA | Orbital ATK | Â 90.72 | +4.07 | +4.70 |
NOC | Northrop Grumman* | Â 189.01 | +4.15 | +2.24 |
HRS | Harris Corp.* | 84.35 | +1.64 | +1.98 |
COL | Rockwell Collins | Â 89.89 | +1.71 | +1.94 |
BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton | Â 29.73 | +0.56 | +1.92 |
Advancing Issues | Â 24 |
Declining Issues | Â 5 |
Unchanged Issues | Â 1 |
* In the S&P 500 Index
MARKET SUMMARY
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 76.181 | +0.684 | 0.906% |
S&P 500 | 2, 021.15 | +15.60 | +0.78% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 17, 251.62 | +123.07 | +0.72% |
NASDAQ | 4, 968.92 | +45.84 | +0.93% |