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July 25th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Up


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up for the fourth consecutive day at 98.755. Advancers outpaced decliners at 21 to 8.

The major indices all closed up on the day with the S&P500 at 2,477.13, while DJIA closed at 21,613.70. The NASDAQ Composite continued rising and settled at a new record high of 6,412.17.

Crude oil ended the day up for the second day in a row. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange posted a gain of 3.39 percent to $47.91 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE DAY NET CHANGE DAY % CHANGE   Y-T-D NET CHANGE Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index  98.755  +0.294 +0.688%   +10.778 +12.25%
S&P 500 2,477.13 +7.22 +0.29%   +225.56 +10.02%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 21,613.70 +100.53 +0.47%   +1,740.84 +8.76%
NASDAQ 6,412.17 +1.37 +0.02%   +986.55 +18.18%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 21
Declining GovCon Index Issues  8
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 1

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
 NAV  Navistar Int’l 30.60 +0.85 +2.86%
 ACM  AECOM 31.98 +0.82 +2.63%
 KBR  KBR 15.23 +0.32 +2.15%
 EGL  Engility Holdings, Inc.  29.60 +0.55 +1.89%
 SAIC  SAIC 70.92 +1.27 +1.82%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
 HII  Huntington Ingalls Industries 203.62 +1.96 +0.97%
 SAIC  SAIC 70.92 +1.27 +1.82%
 MMS  Maximus, Inc. 61.56 +1.04 +1.72%
 HRS*  Harris Corp.*  114.97 +1.03 +0.90%
 MCK*  McKesson Corp.*  167.63 +0.89 +0.53%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▾ % Change
 CAE  CAE 17.24 -0.16 -0.92%
 GD*  General Dynamics Corp.*  203.56 -1.37 -0.67%
 NOC*  Nothrop Grumman*  264.05 -1.22 -0.46%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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