The GovCon Index closed up 2.066 percent to 79.540 at a mark 0.007 points above the GCI’s final pre-Brexit close as all 30 Index stocks ended the day in positive territory.
Thursday’s close puts the Index’s June activity at a gain of 1.973 percent and the GCI is up 10.406Â percent year-to-date.
GCI stocks that hit new 52-week highs during intraday trade included Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and Vectrus (NYSE: VEC).
Newport News, Virginia-based shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls received an upgrade on its stock Wednesday from Zacks Investment Research and shares in HII have risen 4.42Â percent over two sessions.
All 10 S&P 500 sectors posted gains with consumer shares in the lead as investors also reacted to comments from the U.K. central bank’s governor Mark Carney that Britain could see another round of stimulus over the summer, Reuters reported.
Top GovCon Index Net Gainers
Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change ⴠ| % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
NOC | Northrop Grumman* | 222.28 | 5.04 | Â 2.32% |
LMT | Lockheed Martin* | 248.17 | 4.09 | 1.68% |
GD | General Dynamics* | 139.24 | 3.61 | 2.66% |
HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 168.03 | 3.58 | 2.18% |
LLL | L-3 Communications* | 146.69 | 3.37 | 2.35% |
Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers
Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change ⴠ|
---|---|---|---|---|
MMS | Maximus | 55.37 | 2.55 | 4.83% |
TXT | Textron* | 36.56 | 1.53 | 4.37% |
BAESY | BAE Systems PLC | 28.31 | 1.13 | 4.16% |
MANT | ManTech International | 37.82 | 1.49 | 4.10% |
SAIC | SAIC | 58.35 | 2.05 | 3.64% |
*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index
Market Summary
Advancing GovCon Index Issues | 30 |
Declining GovCon Index Issues | 0 |
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 79.540 | +1.610 | +2.066% |
S&P 500 | 2, 098.66 | +28.09 | +1.36% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 17, 929.99 | +235.31 | +1.33% |
NASDAQ | 4, 842.67 | +63.43 | +1.33% |