U.S. stocks traded in and out of positive territory Tuesday as investors continue to anticipate third quarter earnings reports from multinational corporations and other blue chip companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.
An analysis from FactSet projects third quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to decline 5.1 percent from the prior year period, according to the Journal.
Executive Mosaic tracks 30 large, publicly-traded government contracting companies.
GovCon Index Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
McKesson Corp. | 191.91 | +1.30 | +0.68% |
CACI International | 82.46 | +0.14 | +0.17% |
Maximus | 64.28 | +0.07 | +0.11% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 4 |
Declining Issues | 26 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 73.713 | -0.715 | -0.961% |
S&P 500 | 2, 003.69 | -13.77 | -0.68% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 17, 081.89 | -49.97 | -0.29% |
NASDAQ | 4, 796.61 | -42.03 | -0.87% |