March 7 Market Close: GovCon Index Up, US Stock Markets Down

March 7 Market Close: GovCon Index Up, US Stock Markets Down


Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reversed it’s four day losing streak to close up 0.000% to 93.000. Even with the US stocks posting it third lose in the past four days the GovCon Index was able to remain in the positive.

GovCon Index advancers split evenly with decliners as seven of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) posting in the top five up $1.15 to $154.47.

Healthcare shares lead the decline with Trump promising to lower drugs prices in the U.S.

Market Summary

IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index93.001+0.037+0.040%
S&P 5002,368.38-6.93-0.29%
Dow Jones Industrial Average20,924.76-29.58-0.14%
NASDAQ5,833.93-15.25-0.26%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues16
Declining GovCon Index Issues14
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
LMTLockheed Martin *268.96+1.24+0.46%
ICFIICF42.15+1.15+2.80%
RTNRaytheon *154.47+1.15+0.75%
BABoeing *182.00+1.07+0.59%
NOCNorthrop Grumman *243.76+0.84+0.35%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
ICFIICF42.15+1.15+2.80%
VECVectrus22.10+0.55+2.55%
KBRKBR14.59+0.13+0.90%
RTNRaytheon*154.47+1.15+0.75%
BAHBooz Allen Hamilton36.17+0.23+0.64%

GovCon Index Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
MCKMcKesson Corp. *147.30-2.94-1.96%
NAVNavistar24.86-1.27-4.86%
CACICACI Intern.123.05-0.60-0.49%

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