U.S. stocks tumbled as crude oil in New York settled down 5.8 percent to a new six-and-a-half-year low of $37.65 a barrel, and that decline triggered a loss of more than 1 percent for the S&P 500’s energy sector, according to CNBC.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries members met Friday but did not reach an agreement on a production limit to stem off long-term price declines and a strong U.S. dollar, CNBC said.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
OA | Orbital ATK | 89.00 | +2.42 | +2.80% |
RTN | Raytheon | 127.14 | +2.85 | +2.29% |
LLL | L-3 Communications | 125.47 | +1.46 | +1.18% |
LMT | Lockheed Martin | 219.13 | +0.74 | +0.34% |
NOC | Northrop Grumman | 187.99 | +0.04 | +0.02% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 5 |
Declining Issues | 25 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 78.031 | -0.307 | -0.392% |
S&P 500 | 2, 077.11 | -14.58 | -0.70% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 17, 730.51 | -117.12 | -0.66% |
NASDAQ | 5, 101.81 | -40.46 | -0.79% |