August 8th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices All Move Downward

August 8th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices All Move Downward


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed direction to close down 0.261 percent to 100.760 . Decliners outpaced advancers 19 to 11.

The major indices closed down for the day with the S&P500 off 0.24 percent, while DJIA moved slightly downward by 0.15 percent and the NASDAQ Composite was off 0.21 percent.

Crude oil closed down on the day. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed today at $49.11 per barrel, down 0.57 percent as the market still shows concerns about global over-supply.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index100.760-0.090-0.261%+12.783+14.53%
S&P 5002,474.93-5.98-0.24%+223.36+9.92%
Dow Jones Industrial Average22,085.34-33.08-0.15%+2,212.4811.13%
NASDAQ6,370.46-13.31-0.21%+944.84+17.41%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues11
Declining GovCon Index Issues19
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
ACMAECOM33.85+2.52+8.04%
KBRKBR17.36+0.26+1.52%
MCK* McKesson Corp.* 157.26+1.58+1.01%
LMT*Lockheed Martin*300.10+2.95+0.99%
LLL*L3 Technologies*178.18+1.60+0.91%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
CUBCubic Corp.40.80-3.10-9.09%
MANTManTech Intern.40.42-0.96-2.32%
BAESYBAE Systems30.34-0.52-1.67%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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