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  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024

January 19 Morning Report: GovCon Index Closes With Decline on Further Oil Price Drop


GovConIndexDOWNThe GovCon Index closed Friday with a 1.218-percent decline to 72.118 on falling oil prices and below-consensus economic data points.

Pharmaceutical services provider McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) topped the Index with a gain of 22 cents to $165.

 

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues 1
Declining GovCon Index Issues 28
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 1
Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index  72.118 -0.798 -1.218%
S&P 500 1, 880.29 -41.55 -2.16%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 15, 988.08 -390.97 -2.39%
NASDAQ 4, 488.42 -126.59 -2.74%

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