September 5th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Down

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed its five days of positive direction to close down today. The GCI was off 0.66 percent to close at 101.601. Declining shares outpaced advancing 3 to 1.he week.

The major indices all closed to the negative with the S&P500 ending a six-day rally to close down 0.76 percent to 2,457.85, while the DJIA dropped 1.07 percent to 21,753.31, and the NASDAQ Composite slipped 0.93 percent to close at 6,375.57.

Crude oil continued its positive direction from last week. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed up 2.71 percent to $48.57 per barrel, as the Texas Gulf Coast begins its recovery from Hurricane Harvey and looks to bring refining capacity back online.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	101.601	-0.498	-0.66%	+13.624	+15.49%
S&P 500	2,457.85	-18.70	-0.76%	+206.28	+9.16%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	21,753.31	-234.25	-1.07%	+1,880.45	+9.46%
NASDAQ	6,375.57	-59.76	-0.93%	+949.95	+17.51%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	7
Declining GovCon Index Issues	22
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	1

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
RTN*	Raytheon*	183.08	+1.70	+0.94%
KBR	KBR	16.55	+0.12	+0.73%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	182.85	+0.65	+0.36%
CAE	CAE	16.58	+0.05	+0.30%
COL	Rockwell Collins, Inc.	131.00	+0.39	+0.30%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
RTN*	Raytheon*	183.08	+1.70	+0.94%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	182.85	+0.65	+0.36%
COL	Rockwell Collins, Inc.	131.00	+0.39	+0.30%
KBR	KBR	16.55	+0.12	+0.73%
SAIC	SAIC	74.48	+0.06	+0.08%