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Investors based their belief on new economic data that showed the Consumer Price Index fell 0.2 percent in September and does not forecast inflation in the near-term, according to CNBC.
Weekly jobless claims fell to a 42-year low at 255, 000, CNBC reported.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index tracks 30 large, publicly-traded government contracting companies.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Engility Holdings | 28.48 | +0.90 | +3.26% |
Maximus | 65.73 | +1.93 | +3.03% |
Boeing | 137.39 | +3.17 | +2.36% |
McKesson Corp. | 193.75 | +3.97 | +2.09% |
Raytheon | 111.93 | +2.23 | +2.03% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 24 |
Declining Issues | 6 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 73.313 | +0.676 | +0.931% |
S&P 500 | 2, 023.86 | +29.62 | +1.49% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16.924.75 | +217.00 | +1.28% |
NASDAQ | 4, 870.10 | +87.25 | +1.82% |