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July 24th Market Close: GovConIndex Closes Up and Major Indices Close Mixed


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up for the third consecutive day to 98.461. Advancers barely outpaced decliners at 16 to 14.

The major indices closed mixed on the day with the S&P500 at 2,469.94, while DJIA closed at 21,513.58. The NASDAQ Composite settled at a new record high of 6,410.81.

Crude oil ended the day up, reversing the slump experienced in the latter half of last week. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange posted a gain of 1.40 percent to $46.41 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE DAY NET CHANGE DAY % CHANGE   Y-T-D NET CHANGE Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 98.461  +0.123 +0.125%   +10.484 +11.92%
S&P 500  2,469.94 -2.60 -0.11% +218.37 +9.70%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 21,513.58 -66.49 -0.31% +1,640.72 +8.26%
NASDAQ  6,410.81 +23.05 +1.40% +985.19 +18.16%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 16
Declining GovCon Index Issues 14
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
 VEC  Vectrus 34.83 +0.47 +1.37%
 NAV  Navistar Int’l 29.75 +0.34 +1.16%
 HON*  Honeywell Int’l Inc.* 137.71 +1.36 +1.00%
 GIB  CGI Group 53.02 +0.37 +0.70%
 TXT*  Textron Inc.* 48.79 +0.30 +0.62%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
 LMT*  Lockheed Martin* 290.50 +1.38 +0.48%
 HON*  Honeywell Int’l Inc.*  137.71 +1.36 +1.00%
 LLL*  L3 Technologies* 177.68 +1.06 +0.60%
 MCK*  McKesson Corp.*  166.74 +0.82 +0.49%
 COL  Rockwell Collins Inc.  109.86 +0.55 +0.50%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▾ % Change
 KBR  KBR 14.91 -0.49 -3.18%
 ACM  AECOM 31.16 -0.86 -2.69%
 ICFI  ICF 45.15 -1.05 -2.27%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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