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July 14th Market Close: GovConIndex, S&P500, and DJIA Reach New Highs


The markets ended the week in the positive.

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) flirted with breaking 98.00 closing up 0.450 percent to 97.971 reaching new highs with advancers outpacing decliners 3 to 1.

The major indices all closed up with the S&P500 and DJIA reaching a new highs.  The S&P500 ended the day at 2,459.29, the DJIA at 21,637.74, and the NASDAQ Composite up to 6,312.47.

WTI crude oil closed positive for the fifth consecutive day. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange moved up settling at $46.61 per barrel up 1.15 percent on estimates that global demand is increasing faster then supply.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 97.971 +0.552+0.45% +9.994+11.36%
S&P 500 2,459.29 +11.46+0.47% +207.72+9.23%
Dow Jones Industrial Average21,637.74+84.65+0.39% +1,764.88+8.88%
NASDAQ 6,312.47+ 38.03+0.61% +886.85+16.35%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 23
Declining GovCon Index Issues 7
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 NAV Navistar Int’l 29.18+0.69+2.42%
 LLL* L3 Technologies* 172.11+3.12+1.85%
 COL Rockwell Collins, Inc.110.51+1.44+1.32%
 LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.53.24+0.63+1.20%
 OA Orbital ATK, Inc.101.93 +1.13 +1.12%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 LLL* L3 Technologies*172.11+3.12+1.85%
 BA* Boeing* 208.51+2.28+1.11%
 COL Rockwell Collins, Inc.110.51+1.44+1.32%
 LMT* Lockheed Martin288.13 +1.37+0.48%
 MCK* McKesson Corp.167.50 +1.17+0.70%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
 BAESY BAE Systems32.34-0.21-0.65%
 ICFI ICFI46.65-0.25-0.53%
 MMS Maximus, Inc.60.23-0.14-0.23%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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