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July 28th Market Close: GovConIndex Closes Up While Major Indices Close Mixed


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up today at 99.374. Advancers outpaced by decliners today at 22 to 7.

The major indices closed mixed on the day with the S&P500 closing down at 2,472.10, while DJIA closed up at 21,830.31. The NASDAQ Composite dropped again today, closing at 6,374.68.

Crude oil ended the day up for the fifth day in a row. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange posted a gain of 0.66 percent to $49.70 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE DAY NET CHANGE DAY % CHANGE   Y-T-D NET CHANGE Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index  99.374  +0.819 +0.693%   +11.397 +12.95%
S&P 500  2,472.10 -3.32 -0.13% +220.53 +9.79%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 21,830.31 +33.76 +0.15%   +1,957.45 +9.85%
NASDAQ 6,374.68 -7.51 -0.12% +949.06 +17.49%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 22
Declining GovCon Index Issues 7
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 1

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
COL Rockwell Collins, Inc. 113.73 +4.71 +4.32%
GD* General Dynamics Corp.* 197.94 +4.10 +2.12%
VEC Vectrus 34.61 +0.58 +1.70%
TXT* Textron Inc.* 49.25 +0.75 +1.55%
 MANT ManTech Int’l  39.38 +0.58 +1.49%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▴ % Change
COL Rockwell Collins, Inc. 113.73 +4.71 +4.32%
GD* General Dynamics Corp.* 197.94 +4.10 +2.12%
NOC*  Northrop Grumman* 264.10 +3.34 +1.28%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 205.65 +2.81 +1.39%
RTN* Raytheon* 172.02 +2.49 +1.47%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change ▾ % Change
ACM AECOM  31.58 -0.25 -0.79%
 CSRA*  CSRA* 32.69 -0.14 -0.43%
 NAV  Navistar Int’l 30.52 -0.07 -0.23%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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