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July 18 Market Close: GovCon Index Slightly Down Ahead of Lockheed 2Q Earnings Report


GovConIndexDOWNExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded lower Monday and the U.S. stock bellwether S&P 500 composite index closed at a new all-time record as investors mulled new second quarter earnings reports as many GCI companies prepare to state their April-June results.

The GovCon Index closed down 0.233 points to 81.586 with four of the GCI’s 11 S&P 500-listed stocks in positive at the close.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) starts second quarter earnings season for GovCon Index companies pre-market open Tuesday with Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) lined up for Friday before the opening bell.

Three GovCon Index stocks hit 52-week highs in intraday trade Monday: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and Vectrus (NYSE: VEC).

Investors welcomed a second quarter earnings beat from Bank of America to become the third U.S. financial institution that exceeded analysts’ profit expectations for the April-June period, CNBC reported.

Financial and technology shares helped lift the S&P 500 while energy stocks lagged as crude oil futures in New York fell 1.48 percent to $45.27 a barrel on trader worries over a new supply glut worldwide.

Top GovCon Index Net Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
BABoeing *133.431.040.79%
CSRACSRA *25.100.592.41%
MCKMcKesson Corp. *197.700.560.28%
TXTTextron *38.990.240.62%
ACMAECOM34.580.230.67%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change ▴
IIntelsat2.950.113.87%
CSRACSRA *25.100.592.41%
NAVNavistar International12.360.151.23%
BABoeing *133.431.040.79%
ACMAECOM34.580.230.67%

*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues9
Declining GovCon Index Issues20
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues1
IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index81.586-0.233-0.285%
S&P 5002, 166.89+5.15+0.24%
Dow Jones Industrial Average18, 533.05+16.50+0.09%
NASDAQ5, 055.78+26.19+0.52%

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