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February 17 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Gains on Thursday’s Close


GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index closed on a high for the fourth straight day Thursday at 19.503 or 0.231 points.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 46.97 points to 18, 019.35, the Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index rose 8.51 points to 2, 096.99 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 36.22 points to 4, 893.84.

Top Percentage Gainers

  Company  Stock Price  $ Change  % Change
  AECOM Technology  27.79  0.82  3.04%
  Computer Sciences Corp.  66.10  1.60  2.48%
  Engility Holdings  47.65  0.98  2.10%
  Navistar  28.52  0.58  2.08%
  Orbital ATK  63.42  1.08  1.73%

Market Summary

  Advancing Issues  22 (73.33%)
  Declining Issues    8 (26.66%)
  Unchanged Issues    0

Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.

(Editors note: Orbital ATK and Huntington Ingalls joined the Index Feb. 10)

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