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May 4 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Gain at Friday’s Close


GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index rebounded from two straight days of losses to close at 74.060 on Friday,  up 0.680 points (0.910%).

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.03 percent to 18, 024.06, the Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index increased 1.09 percent to 22.78 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.29 percent to 5, 005.39.

Top Percentage Gainers

  Company  Stock Price  $ Change  % Change
  General Dynamics  140.14  2.82  2.05%
  Huntington Ingalls  133.96  2.37  1.80%
  Booz Allen Hamilton  27.95  0.45  1.64%
  CACI International  89.64  1.40  1.59%
  Honeywell  102.50  1.58  1.57%

Market Summary

  Advancing Issues   23 (76.66%)
  Declining Issues     7 (23.33%)
  Unchanged Issues     0

Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.

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