August 8 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts All-Time High on July Jobs Report

August 8 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts All-Time High on July Jobs Report


GovConIndexUPExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted an all-time high Friday with a gain of 0.535 points to 82.835 following the Labor Department‘s report that nonfarm businesses added 255, 000 jobs in July.

The jobs report exceeded the forecast of 180, 000, a month after economists revised June’s jobs number from the forecast of 287, 000 to 292, 000.

The Index closed the week with a gain of 0.713 percent.

Top GovCon Index Net Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
CACICACI International95.97+2.61+2.80%
LMTLockheed Martin*260.29+2.54+0.99%
MMSMaximus59.35+1.93+3.36%
GDGeneral Dynamics*148.89+1.52+1.03%
VECVectrus32.06+1.08+3.49%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
VECVectrus32.06+1.08+3.49%
NAVNavistar International12.52+0.42+3.47%
MMSMaximus59.35+1.93+3.36%
EGLEngility Holdings32.66+1.00+3.16%
CACICACI International95.97+2.61+2.80%

*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues26
Declining GovCon Index Issues4
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0
IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index82.835+0.535+0.650%
S&P 5002, 182.87+18.62+0.86%
Dow Jones Industrial Average18, 543.53+191.48+1.04%
NASDAQ5, 221.12+54.87+1.06%

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