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March 9 Market Close: GovCon Index Down, While Stock Markets Close Up and WTI Drops Below $50


Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed down for the day to 92.798 off -0.123%, contrary to the major markets which all closed slightly up. Investors wait for the February official U.S. jobs data due to release tomorrow.

GovCon Index decliners outpaced advancers 19 to 11 as Orbital ATK (NYSE:OA) leds gainers for the second day in a row.

WTI crude fell below the $50 mark to close at $49.63 per barrel (lowest settlement since November).

Market Summary

IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index92.798-0.114-0.123%
S&P 5002,364.87+1.89+0.08%
Dow Jones Industrial Average20,858.19+2.46+0.01%
NASDAQ5,838.81+1.25+0.02%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues11
Declining GovCon Index Issues19
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
OAOrbital ATK99.34+2.52+2.60%
LLLL3 Technologies*169.81+2.26+1.35%
MCKMcKesson Corp.*149.47+1.64+1.11%
LMTLockheed Martin*268.68+0.96+0.36%
NOCNorthrop Grumman*244.12+0.55+0.23%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change ▴
OAOrbital ATK99.34+2.52+2.60%
KBRKBR14.74+0.29+2.01%
LLLL3 Technologies*169.81+2.26+1.35%
MCKMcKesson Corp.*149.47+1.64+1.11%
GIBCGI Group46.59+0.31+0.67%

GovCon Index Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
EGLEngility Holdings28.44-2.02-6.63%
HIIHuntington Ingalls213.70-1.68-0.78%
BABoeing*180.57-1.17-0.64%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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