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August 14th Morning Report: Friday Close – Markets End Week Stable and to the Positive


Markets closed Friday to the positive after a geopolitically charged week of ups and downs.

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed its downward trend to close Friday up 0.370 percent to 100.301. Advancing shares outpaced decliners 2 to 1. Friday’s close had Vectrus leading the GCI with trading volumes of more than twice the average daily volume.

The major indices appeared to stabilize Friday closing up slightly with the S&P500 advancing 0.13 percent to 2,441.32, while DJIA moved up by 0.07 percent to  21,858.32, and the NASDAQ Composite increased by 0.64 percent.

Crude oil also advanced Friday. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed up by 0.39 percent to $48.78 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 100.301+0.135+0.370% +12.324+14.01%
S&P 5002,441.35+3.14+0.13% +189.78+8.69%
Dow Jones Industrial Average21,858.12+14.11+0.06% +1,985.26+9.99%
NASDAQ6,256.56+39.68+0.64% +830.94+15.32%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues18
Declining GovCon Index Issues 11
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 1

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 VEC Vectrus 28.69+2.10+7.90%
 BAH Booz Allen Hamilton 33.26+0.59+1.81%
 MMS Maximus, Inc. 60.83+0.62+1.02%
 RTN* Raytheon* 179.35+1.73+0.97%
 ACM AECOM 32.26+0.30+0.94%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 VEC Vectrus28.69+2.10+7.90%
 BA* Boeing*234.88+2.00+0.86%
 RTN* Raytheon*179.35+1.73+0.97%
 OA Orbital ATK, Inc. 106.58+0.74+0.70%
 MMS Maximus, Inc. 60.83+0.62+1.02%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
 MANT ManTech Int’l39.02-0.69-1.74%
 COL Rockwell Collins, Inc.154.58-1.17-0.93%
 MCK* McKesson Corp.* 149.99-1.08-0.71%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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