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August 31st Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Up


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) continued to climb for the fourth consecutive day, closing at 102.025 up 1.093 percent. ICF International topped the GCI delivering greater than 5.00 percent growth, while CACI, AECOM, Navistar, and ManTech all posted greater than 2.00 percent positive change on the day. Advancing shares outpaced declining 5 to 1.

The major indices all closed up for the fifth day. The S&P500 moved ahead by 0.57 percent to 2,471.65, while DJIA gained 0.25 percent to  21,948.10, and the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.95 percent to close at 6,428.66.

Crude oil rebounded today as the Texas Gulf Coast refiners begin to recover from Hurricane Harvey. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange ended the day up by 2.52 percent to $47.12 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 102.025+0.72+1.093% +14.048+15.97%
S&P 5002,471.65+14.06+0.57% +220.08+9.77%
Dow Jones Industrial Average21,948.10+55.67+0.25% +2,075.24+10.44%
NASDAQ6,428.66+60.35+0.95% +100.04+18.49%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 25
Declining GovCon Index Issues 5
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 ICFI ICF 48.05+2.60+5.72%
 CACI CACI Int’l, Inc. 129.80+3.90+3.10%
 ACM AECOM33.50+0.88+2.70%
 NAV Navistar Int’l34.16+0.79+2.37%
 MANT ManTech Int’l40.22+0.82+2.08%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 CACI CACI Int’l, Inc.129.80+3.90+3.10%
 HII Huntington Ingalls Industries213.96+3.41+1.62%
 MCK* McKesson Corp.* 149.31+2.61+1.78%
 ICFI ICF48.05+2.60+5.72%
 NOC* Northrop Grumman* 272.21+1.20+0.44%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
 VEC Vectrus 28.58-0.15-0.52%
 BA* Boeing*239.66-0.80-0.33%
 LMT* Lockheed Martin*305.39-0.91-0.30%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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