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May 25 Market Close: GovCon Index Up as S&P 500 and NASDAQ Set New Highs


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up for the sixth consecutive day with the advancers significantly outpacing the decliners 5 to 1. The GovCon Index reached another 30 day high of 95.791, up 0.787 percent. CSRA lead the 30 GovCon Index stocks, up 4.62 percent as they announced the acquisition NES Associates.

All the U.S. indices were up for the sixth consecutive day with the S&P500 and NASDAQ reaching new highs at of 2,415.07 and 6,205.26 respectively. gaining

WTI dropped significantly to close at $48.80 per barrel down 4.98 per cent. At today’s Vienna meeting Iran did not agree with the other OPEC nations to extend the production cuts though March.

  Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index95.791+0.949+0.787%+7.814+8.88%
S&P 5002,415.07+10.68+0.44%+163.50+7.26%
Dow Jones Industrial Average21,082.95+70.53+0.34%+1,210.09+6.09% 
NASDAQ6,205.26+42.23+0.69%+779.64+14.37% 
Advancing GovCon Index Issues25
Declining GovCon Index Issues5
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
CSRA *CSRA *31.01+1.37+4.62%
COLRockwell Collins106.91+2.95+2.84%
EGLEngility Holdings27.99+0.77+2.83%
SAICSAIC76.50+1.56+2.08%
LLL*L3 Technologies * 167.99 +3.16+1.92%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
LLL*L3 Technologies *167.99+3.16+1.92%
NOC*Northrop Grumman *256.52+3.14+1.24%
COLRockwell Collins106.91+2.95+2.84%
HIIHuntington Ingalls197.44+2.19+1.12%
CACICACI Intern. 126.80 +2.05+1.64%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
KBRKBR14.20-0.81-5.40%
MMSMaximus62.38-1.32-2.07%
 NAV Navistar Intern.26.76 -0.22-0.82%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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