January 19 Morning Report: GovCon Index Closes With Decline on Further Oil Price Drop

The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 1.218-percent decline to 72.118 on falling oil prices and below-consensus economic data points.

Pharmaceutical services provider McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) topped the Index with a gain of 22 cents to $165.

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	1
Declining GovCon Index Issues	28
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	1

Index	Value	Net Change	% Change
GovCon Index	72.118	-0.798	-1.218%
S&P 500	1, 880.29	-41.55	-2.16%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	15, 988.08	-390.97	-2.39%
NASDAQ	4, 488.42	-126.59	-2.74%

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