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December 7 Morning Report: GovCon Index Recovers Friday After DOL’s Jobs Report


GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index posted a gain of 1.645 percent to 78.284 Friday following the latest Labor Department jobs report to recover some losses incurred from Thursday’s plunge.

The Index closed the week at a decline of 0.141 percent and achieved a climb of 3.085 percent over the previous month.

Top GovCon Index Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change
SECCYSerco Group1.81+0.15+9.03%
IIntelsat4.09+0.18+4.60%
CUBCubic Corp.49.16+1.76+3.71%
OAOrbital ATK86.58+2.69+3.21%
LDOSLeidos Holdings59.05+1.68+2.93%

Market Summary

Advancing Issues26
Declining Issues4
Unchanged Issues0
IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index78.284+1.267+1.645%
S&P 5002, 091.62+42.00+2.05%
Dow Jones Industrial Average17, 847.63+369.96+2.12%
NASDAQ5, 142.27+104.74+2.08%

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