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April 7 Market Close:GovCon Index Up;Markets With Minor Reaction to Mixed March Jobs Report


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up 0.578 percent to 90.822 with the large platform and manufacturing companies leading the way.

The GovCon Index advancing companies outpaced decliners 4 to 1.

In what was a roller coaster of a trading day the major indices reacted minimally to the mixed news from the March jobs report. It was reported 98,000 jobs were added in the month of March, well below expectations. However the jobless rate fell from 4.7 to 4.5 percent with 472,000 more Americans finding jobs during the month of March.

WTI continued to rise for the second day in a row to close at $52.24 up $0.54 per barrel. The U.S. attack on Syria has impacted commodities across the board.

 Today Market Summary

IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index90.822+0.522+0.578
S&P 5002,355.54-1.91-0.08%
Dow Jones Industrial Average20,656.17-6.78-0.03%
NASDAQ5,877.81-1.14-0.02%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues23
Declining GovCon Index Issues6
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues1

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
HIIHuntington Ingalls203.80+3.36+1.68%
LMTLockheed Martin *270.23+3.12+1.17%
LLLL3 Technologies *165.80+2.90+1.78%
OAOrbital ATK98.59+2.34+2.43%
RTNRaytheon *152.96+2.21+1.47%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change ▴
OAOrbital ATK98.59+2.34+2.43%
LLLL3 Technologies *165.80+2.90+1.78%
HIIHuntington Ingalls203.80+3.36+1.68%
BAESYBAE Systems32.21+0.48+1.51%
RTNRaytheon *152.96+2.21+1.47%

GovCon Index Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
MMSMaximus Inc.57.42-4.23-6.86%
ACMAECOM33.02-2.37-6.70%
COLRockwell Collins98.90-0.97-0.97%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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