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November 7th Market Close: GovConIndex Closes Up While Major Indices Close Mixed


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up today by 0.240 percent to 108.301. Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) topped the GCI posting greater than a 2.00 percent gain, while CACI (NYSE:CACI), McKesson Corp. (NYSE:MCK), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) all closed with more than 1.0 percent gains. Advancing and declining shares were split evenly.

The three major indices closed mixed. The S&P500 was down 0.02 percent to 2,590.63, while the DJIA settled at 23,557.23 a positive 0.04 percent and the NASDAQ Composite declined 0.27 percent to 6,767.78.

WTI crude oil on the NY Mercantile Exchange remained above $57.00 pulling back slightly to 57.09 per barrel down 0.45 percent.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 108.301+0.259+0.24%+20.324+23.10%
S&P 5002,590.63-0.50-0.02%+339.06+15.06%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 23,557.23+8.81+0.04%+3,684.37+18.54%
NASDAQ 6,767.78-18.65-0.27%+1,342.16+24.74%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 15
Declining GovCon Index Issues 15
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 BAH Booz Allen Hamilton 37.38 +0.78+2.13%
 CACI CACI International129.75 +1.65+1.29%
 MCK McKesson Corp. 136.93 +1.72+1.27%
 RTN Raytheon 186.80 +2.34+1.27%
 LMT Lockheed Martin 313.56 +3.48+1.12%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
 LMT Lockheed Martin 313.56 +3.48+1.12%
 RTN Raytheon 186.80 +2.34+1.27%
 BA Boeing 266.22 +2.15+0.81%
 MCK McKesson Corp. 136.93 +1.72+1.27%
 CACI CACI International 129.75 +1.65+1.29%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
 EGL Engility Holdings, Inc. 28.77 -0.71-2.41%
 KBR KBR 20.69 -0.40-1.90%
 NAV Navistar Int’l 41.10 -0.78-1.87%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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