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March 20 Morning Report: GovCon Index Closes Week in the Positive as Fed Raises Rates To 1.00 Percent


On Wednesday of last the Federal Reserve raised rates by one quarter point to 1.0 percent, while giving a strong indication of the potential for two additional rate increases to come later in the year.

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved up to end the week in the positive. The Index closed at 94.094, up 0.853 percent from the week’s open.

The stock markets closed with modest gains for the week with the NASDAQ leading the way with a weekly gain of 34.53 points or 0.59 percent.

WTI moved slightly positive to close the week at $48.69 per barrel up $0.59 over the weeks open.

All eyes will be on the Trump administration as they address the fiscal 2018 preliminary budget proposal, official appointments and the signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to merge function and cancel unnecessary agencies.

Market Summary

IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index93.104+0.490+0.524%
S&P 5002,378.25-3.13-0.13%
Dow Jones Industrial Average20,914.62-19.93+0.10%
NASDAQ5,901.00+0.24+0.00%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues24
Declining GovCon Index Issues6
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
NOCNorthrop Grumman *244.25+3.97+1.65%
LMTLockheed Martin *271.61+3.67+1.37%
HIIHuntington Ingalls213.72+3.56+1.69%
RTNRaytheon *156.78+3.12+2.03%
CACICACI Intern. Inc.127.15+2.90+2.33%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change ▴
CUBCubic Corp.55.25+2.10+3.95%
VECVectrus23.75+0.86+3.76%
CACICACI Intern. Inc.127.15+2.90+2.33%
RTNRaytheon *156.78+3.12+2.03%
EGLEngility Holdings31.03+0.61+2.01%

GovCon Index Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▾% Change
MCKMcKesson Corp. *147.93-0.90-0.60%
ACMAECOM35.65-0.43-1.19%
MANTManTech Intern.36.14-0.36-0.99%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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