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April 4 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Gain on March Jobs Data, Manufacturing Sector Recovery

April 4 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Gain on March Jobs Data, Manufacturing Sector Recovery

    Author: Anna Forrester || Date Published: April 4, 2016


    GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 0.348 points to 74.380 on positive movement in U.S. markets and posted a weekly gain of 1.273 percent.

    The U.S. markets’ performance is based on jobs data that indicates nonfarm businesses added 215, 000 workers in March to surpass analyst expectations, according to Reuters.

    Investors also saw some recovery for the manufacturing sector in the Institute for Supply Management’s latest factory activity index reading of 51.8 for March, up 2.3 points from February, Reuters said.

    Top GovCon Index Gainers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change
    LDOSLeidos Holdings51.39+1.07+2.13%
    ICFIICF International34.98+0.61+1.77%
    CSRACSRA*27.27+0.47+1.75%
    SAICSAIC54.17+0.83+1.56%
    NOCNorthrop Grumman*200.31+2.41+1.22%

    * Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

    Market Summary

    Advancing GovCon Index Issues12
    Declining GovCon Index Issues18
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0
    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index74.380+0.348+0.470%
    S&P 5002, 072.78+13.04+0.63%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average17, 792.75+107.66+0.61%
    NASDAQ4, 914.54+44.69+0.92%

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