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Even though the Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed down on Friday it was up 3.0 percent for the week. The weekly GovCon Index leaders were SAIC up 6.6 percent, McKesson and General Dynamics both up 2.5 percent.
All the U.S. indices showed little movement at Friday’s close. All the indices were up for the week with the S&P 500 up 1.08 percent, the DJIA up 0.90 percent, and the NASDAQ up 1.62 percent.
WTI reversed it’s significant drop form Thursday to close up Friday 1.82 percent to $49.79 per barrel. On the week WTI closed down 0.57 percent even as OPEC attempted to shore global crude prices by extending production cutes through March 2018.
Market Summary
| INDEX | SETTLEMENT VALUE | DAY NET CHANGE | DAY % CHANGE | Y-T-D NET CHANGE | Y-T-D % CHANGE | |
| GovCon Index | 95.728 | -0.062 | -0.162% | +7.751 | +8.81% | |
| S&P 500 | 2,415.82 | +0.75 | +0.03% | +164.25 | +7.29% | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 21,080.28 | -2.67 | -0.01% | +1,207.42 | +6.08% | |
| NASDAQ | 6,210.19 | +4.94 | +0.08% | +784.57 | +14.46% |
| Advancing GovCon Index Issues | 13 |
| Declining GovCon Index Issues | 17 |
| Unchanged GovCon Index Issues | 0 |
Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change ▴ | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | CAE | 16.27 | +0.17 | +1.06% |
| SAIC | SAIC | 77.17 | +0.67 | +0.88% |
| NAV | Navistar Intern. | 26.92 | +0.16 | +0.60% |
| GD * | General Dynamics * | 202.24 | +1.15 | +0.57% |
| LMT* | Lockheed Martin * | 283.65 | +1.59 | +0.56% |
Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change ▴ | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT* | Lockheed Martin* | 283.64 | +1.59 | +0.56% |
| GD* | General Dynamics * | 202.24 | +1.15 | +0.57% |
| SAIC | SAIC | 77.17 | +0.67 | +0.88% |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman * | 256.99 | +0.47 | +0.18% |
| CACI | CACI Intern. | 127.20 | +0.40 | +0.32% |
Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change ▾ | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSRA * | CSRA * | 30.46 | -0.56 | -1.77% |
| EGL | Engility Holdings | 27.53 | -0.46 | -1.64% |
| KBR | KBR | 14.63 | -0.17 | -1.20% |
*Companies Included in S&P500 Index
