August 10th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices All Close Down

August 10th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices All Close Down


The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) followed the markets downward closing at 100.168 off 0.706 percent. Declining shares outpaced advancers 3 to 1.

The major indices responded to heightened geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and North Korea to close down significantly. The S&P500 was off 1.45 percent while DJIA moved downward by 0.93 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite dropped by 2.13 percent.

Crude oil closed downward. The good news about U.S. inventories shrinking was over shadowed by the rise Libya’s production which pushed OPEC’s output to a yearly high. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed down by 2.30 percent to $48.42 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 100.168-0.673-0.707%+12.191+13.86%
S&P 5002,438.21-35.81-1.45%+186.64+8.29%
Dow Jones Industrial Average21,844.01-204.69-0.93%+1,971.15+9.92%
NASDAQ 6,216.87-135.46-2.13%+791.25+14.58%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 8
Declining GovCon Index Issues 22
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
 CUB Cubic Corp. 42.35+2.15+5.35%
 VEC Vectrus26.59+0.82+3.18%
 BAH Booz Allen Hamilton32.67+0.54+1.68%
 LLL* L3 Technologies* 183.29+1.56+0.86%
 LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. 56.47+0.29+0.52%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
 KBR KBR 16.07-1.10-6.41%
 CAE CAE 16.55-0.60-3.50%
 NAV Navistar Int’l 30.31-1.09-3.47%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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