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October 23rd Morning Report: GovCon Index Up and Stocks Post Sixth Straight Weekly Gain


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) was up 0.603 points from Monday’s opening value to post a weekly gain of 0.55 percent to end Friday’s trading at 109.782.  Friday saw advancing shares outpacing declining 5 to 1.

The three major indices all closed Friday up reaching new highs and posting the sixth straight weekly gain as the Trump administration draws closer to passing a new tax plan . The S&P500 closed up 0.51 percent to 2,575.21, while the DJIA soared 165 points to close at 23,328.63 a positive 0.71 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite rebounded from yesterday lose to 6,629.05 up 0.36 percent.

WTI crude oil on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed up 0.72 percent to $51.66 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index109.782+0.974+0.832% +21.805+24.78%
S&P 500 2,575.21+13.11+0.51% +323.64+14.37%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 23,328.36+165.32+0.71% +3,455.50+17.39%
NASDAQ6,629.05+23.99+0.36% +1,203.43+22.18%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 25
Declining GovCon Index Issues 5
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 NAV Navistar Int’l 43.48 +1.90+4.57%
 BA* Boeing*264.75 +5.71+2.20%
 MMS Maximus, Inc. 66.36 +1.04+1.59%
 CSRA* CSRA*31.73 +0.48+1.54%
 SAIC SAIC 70.88 +1.04+1.49%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 BA* Boeing*264.75+5.71+2.20%
 LMT* Lockheed Martin* 320.00 +3.16+1.00%
 GD* General Dynamics Corp.* 213.86 +2.22+1.05%
 NOC* Northrop Grumman*188.90 +1.95+1.04%
 RTN* Raytheon*294.60 +1.95+0.67%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
 GIB CGI Group 53.00 -0.60-1.12%
 BAESY BAE Systems 32.02 -0.12-0.39%
 ICFI ICF 54.25 -0.20-0.37%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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