April 17 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Rebound Strongly From Last Week

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index turned in better than 1 percent gain on the day as advancing stocks closed 29 to 1 versus decliners.

With the European markets closed the U.S. markets all closed strongly as investors geopolitical concerns dampened.

At market close WTI was down $0.57 to $ 52.61 per barrel as the shale drilling increased indicating that U.S. oil production may compensate for OPEC’s cuts.

Today Market Summary

Index	Value	Net Change	% Change
GovCon Index	90.801	+0.924	+1.028%
S&P 500	2,349.01	+20.06	+0.86%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	20,636.92	+183.67	+0.90%
NASDAQ	5,856.79	+51.64	+0.89%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	29
Declining GovCon Index Issues	1
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
BA	Boeing *	179.02	+3.40	+1.94%
NOC	Northrop Grumman *	243.10	+2.90	+1.21%
GD	General Dynamics Corp *	188.89	+2.16	+1.16%
CACI	CACI Intern.	114.30	+1.95	+1.74%
LMT	Lockheed Martin *	269.88	+1.88	+0.70%