April 7 Market Close:GovCon Index Up;Markets With Minor Reaction to Mixed March Jobs Report

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up 0.578 percent to 90.822 with the large platform and manufacturing companies leading the way.

The GovCon Index advancing companies outpaced decliners 4 to 1.

In what was a roller coaster of a trading day the major indices reacted minimally to the mixed news from the March jobs report. It was reported 98,000 jobs were added in the month of March, well below expectations. However the jobless rate fell from 4.7 to 4.5 percent with 472,000 more Americans finding jobs during the month of March.

WTI continued to rise for the second day in a row to close at $52.24 up $0.54 per barrel. The U.S. attack on Syria has impacted commodities across the board.

Today Market Summary

Index	Value	Net Change	% Change
GovCon Index	90.822	+0.522	+0.578
S&P 500	2,355.54	-1.91	-0.08%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	20,656.17	-6.78	-0.03%
NASDAQ	5,877.81	-1.14	-0.02%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	23
Declining GovCon Index Issues	6
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	1

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
HII	Huntington Ingalls	203.80	+3.36	+1.68%
LMT	Lockheed Martin *	270.23	+3.12	+1.17%
LLL	L3 Technologies *	165.80	+2.90	+1.78%
OA	Orbital ATK	98.59	+2.34	+2.43%
RTN	Raytheon *	152.96	+2.21	+1.47%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change	% Change –´
OA	Orbital ATK	98.59	+2.34	+2.43%
LLL	L3 Technologies *	165.80	+2.90	+1.78%
HII	Huntington Ingalls	203.80	+3.36	+1.68%
BAESY	BAE Systems	32.21	+0.48	+1.51%
RTN	Raytheon *	152.96	+2.21	+1.47%